I have went to the OBGYN and received over 20 prescriptions within the past 3 years. Within the past 4 months I had received 4 prescriptions including the gel and the oral pills. I stopped using tampons, I changed to cotton underwear, I stopped wearing thongs, I eat yogurt everyday, I wipe from front to back, I stopped having sex for 3 months, I cut down on sugar, I take 2 showers a day, I dont douche, I take garlic pills everyday, I drink cranberry juice everyday and I even took the pro fresh supplements for 30 days. As you can see, I have tried all of the prescriptions and at home remedies. I am worn out and this will not go away. Help Please….

Ok, y’all. Please be brave and answer this question. After I had Wyatt 10 months ago, I have been suffering from bacterial vaginosis. I was given a round of antibiotics, which helped…but it came back. My doctor said that my hormones being screwed up from pregnancy caused this. It won’t go away. What have y’all done to make it permanently go away? I have heard so many home remedies. Things I should insert…yogurt, garlic, boric acid, colloidal silver …douching with peroxide…taking loads of folic acid and acidophilus supplements. What really helped for y’all? I’m ready for t to be gone.

I think I have bacterial vaginosis or an STD. I have been having sex with my boyfriend for over a year so I doubt I received it from sexual contact. It could be from wearing thongs, but I’m not entirely sure.

In October, I had a discharge that was whitish and an odor that smelled awful, like fish. I was so self conscious about it for a whole month that I left my boyfriend because I was too embarrassed. (It’s fine. He was leaving far away to college anyway.)

Then a month later, the smell changed to a more soury odor and the itching started. There is no visual evidence anywhere other than the discharge.
What do I have?
What can I do to prevent it?
I’d prefer not going to the doctor because my parents are very strict and I am only 17.
Is there any home remedies or things I can buy at like Walmart or something to treat this?
PLEASE HELP!?

Hi guys,

I asked a related question a while back about this. As before, if you’re sensitive to subjects involving the female ‘down below’, I suggest you look away now.

For the last few months, I have been experiencing relativley heavy discharge, and also a kind of unpleasant scent from down there. I’m really hygenic and everything, but I don’t use any soaps or chemicals. I’m not sexually active either. It seems to clear up when I’m on my period, but maybe a week after my period, it comes back.

I’ve been looking into some of the main female problems that sound kind of like this, you know, Bacterial Vaginosis, Yeast Infections, Thrush etc, and I was wondering whether you guys knew whether this sounded anything like either of these infections, and whether I should be worried?
If so, are there any natural remedies I can use to cure whatever it is that I have?

I’ve recently resorted to washing a little bit more regularly and using looser underwear, but it still seems to be a problem, especially at school, what with the awkward scent and all, and it’s kind of worrying me.

I REALLY do not want to have to consult my mother, or any doctors or anything, especially if it turns out that I have nothing to worry about. But if it sounds like a major problem, I guess I will have to :S

Thanks

I have had a bacterial infection (NOT yeast infection) for about 6 months. I have been prescribed two prescriptions inserted vaginally, 1 round of antibiotics for 7 days and just finished another round of antibiotics for 14 days. It will not go away! I am sexually active with my boyfriend, as far as I know he can not carry it thus not being able to pass it back and fourth (any arguments?) But is it possible by not using condoms his sperm are affecting me? Please give me some personal experiences and any home remedies/doctor prescribed methods that have worked for you. Thanks!

I’ve had this problem for over 5 months now, and I have to say it is damn irritating! I’ve had a pap smear about 6 times in the past 5 months and the first three times they said I had Bacterial Vaginosis.

I took some pills, and the symptoms were gone for a week but then came back. I went back for a pap smear again, and she said that she saw some of the symptoms that I described but that it wasn’t BV and she couldn’t find out what it is. She literally tested me for everything. It’s so infuriating to know I’m suffering from this stupid infection and that the doctors had no cure for me.

I read up on home remedies, and came across this book called 3 days to permanent bacterial vaginosis relief. It sounded like a miracle to me, but the problem was that I didn’t have the actual cash to buy the book to see the cure! On top of that I can’t find anyone talking about what the book said about the cure anywhere! I’m so frustrated about this, and I know there are many women out there who either have suffered or are suffering from it. I’m sick of taking pills and creams in hopes it will cure this BV bullcrap, only to find it comes back as soon as it leaves.

Can anyone offer me some advice on things I should maybe start eating that will regulate my PH level(which seems to be the cause of the BV reoccurring)? I am taking birth control and I’ve switched 3 times now with no different results. I don’t eat a lot of meats, nor do I eat a whole lot of vegetables. The only difference in my diet is that I haven’t been eating a whole lot of meat recently.

Thank you for reading, and hopefully I’ll hear some good answers. I’m not sure where else to look. :/

I rarely resort to Yahoo Answers. But I consider myself officially DESPERATE.

I’ve been suffering from Bacterial Vaginosis for an entire year now. I’ve tried everything. I’ve seen four different doctors and have had like 5 different treatments.

The first doctor told me it was a yeast infection. I tried three different kinds of over-the-counter yeast infection vaginal medicine. NOTHING. So I went back. This doctor told me it was BV. She prescribed me a 7 day antibiotic. It worked for maybe a few days. And the stupid thing was freaking back! At this point I started trying home remedies. Nothing, still. I saw a different doctor. She prescribed me oral antibiotics as well. They didn’t work. I went back, and she prescribed me different antibiotics. Those didn’t work either. After visiting a different doctor, I found out that the last antibiotics don’t even treat BV, they treat bladder infection. F*CK! So I went to a different doctor. She gave me vaginal antibiotics instead of oral ones. I was to insert the gel every night for five nights, and then once a week for six months. She said my boyfriend and I could have sex after the first five nights and any night that I’m not taking the antibiotics. I was impressed with how well the medicine worked. Then my boyfriend and I had sex ONCE. Just ONCE. And it’s back worse than ever. I’ve tried everything possible.

I’m desperate. What do I do? My boyfriend has been with me before I ever got the infection. And frankly, I’m surprised he hasn’t left me yet. I’m in pain. I’m embarrassed. I can’t even have sex with my own boyfriend. Not only am I embarrassed to, but I’ve lost my sex drive completely. I’ve lost all my confidence. It has been way too long with few results. I’m afraid to lose my boyfriend because I can’t get rid of this stupid infection. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s ruining my life. If you have any suggestions, please help. Anything is helpful. PLEASE. :’(
I have been tested for STD’s, though he has not. I was clean in all areas except for HPV, which is not a contributor to BV. I don’t think he’s really going to leave me. We talked about it last night and he assured me that it isn’t the case whatsoever.

I think I have bacterial vaginosis or an STD. I have been having sex with my boyfriend for over a year so I doubt I received it from sexual contact. It could be from wearing thongs, but I’m not entirely sure.

In October, I had a discharge that was whitish and an odor that smelled awful, like fish. I was so self conscious about it for a whole month that I left my boyfriend because I was too embarrassed. (It’s fine. He was leaving far away to college anyway.)

Then a month later, the smell changed to a more soury odor and the itching started. There is no visual evidence anywhere other than the discharge.
What do I have?
What can I do to prevent it?
I’d prefer not going to the doctor because my parents are very strict and I am only 17.
Is there any home remedies or things I can buy at like Walmart or something to treat this?
PLEASE HELP!?

My little sister is 10 going to be 11 next week. She had her menarche on Sept 13, lasted for 1 week. She’s been having discharge from 2-3 years now, and it kind of smells weird, fishy kind of; but she says it got worse during her menarche, like stinky bad… Its been about 2 weeks. She is extremely shy, you can’t take a picture of her without having a pretty bad bicker! She doesn’t want to go to the doctor and she won’t let me take her to the gyno. She has no itching at all, but at one point she did, maybe december of last year? She didn’t mention how long. I think she has either bacterial vaginosis or yeast infection.

I had a consult and she said to go to the doctor, but like I said she is very shy. We need some home remedies; safe ones or things that we can get discretely. Please answer!

P.S. I am a med student. Please don’t think that I am just a concerned sibling; I have seen what can happen.