What causes bacterial vaginosis?
I was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis last year (had some odor and discharge and sometimes an awful burning feeling down there) when I went for my annual exam…and gawd, when she put the speculum inside me and did the Pap smear, it honestly felt like she was shoving shards of glass in there! It’s felt like that for me for years, seemingly regardless of when in my cycle I went for the exam (or am I just too tense?). The doctor never did say how severe my case was (nor did she tell me what I had and if it was severe or not).
How do you get BV, though – has BV been linked to use of tampons, body lotion being put on your upper inner thighs… I’ve never douched in my entire life, I’m not sexually active, I don’t use body washes in that area, and I’m pretty careful about not getting too close to that area when putting lotion on. Does eating yogurt help to prevent it?
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BV doesn’t cause pain like what you described. If you can’t have intercourse or experience the same pain with tampons and sex, then it’s probably vaginimus or something similar. Also, make sure you speak up about the pain!
Happens easily. A bit of toilet paper ………..
Yogurt helps.
usually an overgrowth of bacteria normally found in the vagina
often triggered by stress
can be treated with an antibiotic and/or a change in diet (changes the pH and discourages bacterial overgrowth)
Although the incidence of vaginosis is greater in women who are sexually active it can affect others too. the exact cause of this infection is still a mystery. The most common reasons known are multiple sex partners, having unprotected sex, excessive washing, use of soaps and perfumed products containing chemicals in vaginal area,excessive smoking and drinking
The main aim of any treatment for vaginosis should be to
a) get rid of the harmful infection causing bacteria
b) restore vaginal flora and
c) eliminate the fishy vaginal odor fast.
Antibiotics do kill the harmful bacteria. However they are not capable of distinguishing between beneficial and harmful bacteria and hence destroy both the bad and the good ones needed for a healthy vagina.
Rather than antibiotics therefore it makes sense to give home remedies for bv cure a try to treat the infection.
he main aim of any treatment for vaginosis should be to
a) get rid of the harmful infection causing bacteria
b) restore vaginal flora and
c) eliminate the fishy vaginal odor fast.
Antibiotics do kill the harmful bacteria. However they are not capable of distinguishing between beneficial and harmful bacteria and hence destroy both the bad and the good ones needed for a healthy vagina.
Rather than antibiotics therefore it makes sense to give home remedies for bv cure a try to treat the infection. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Mystery-Behind-My-Recurring-Vaginosis—The-Single-Most-Common-Cause-of-Chronic-Vaginosis&id=4162161