Symptoms of Bacterial Vaginosis

                

 

Millions of women every year experience bacterial vaginosis and many of these women will have recurring bacterial vaginosis.

One problem is that as many as fifty percent of the women with BV will not show any symptoms of bacterial vaginosis and therefore there are probably many more women that do not even know they have this infection.

What are the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?

• Increased or abnormal discharge
• Fishy vaginal odor
• Itching
• Burning

While some discharge is of course perfectly normal for women if your discharge changes then this is an indication that something may be wrong.

The discharge of bacterial vaginosis will usually be white, gray or pearly gray and thin. The discharge will also tend to cling to the vaginal wall. The discharge may also carry the fishy vaginal odor.

The next symptom of bacterial vaginosis that is very distinct is the fishy vaginal odor. Again many women won't experience it but this symptom is what makes women take action because it is particularly annoying. It also can make a woman extremely embarrassed during public or intimate situations.

Women are also very likely to avoid intimate situations at all costs and will not reveal the reason why. This can lead to a great deal of increased stress to the woman and in the relationship.

The other two symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are not as likely to occur but they are also very vague indicators and could easily be representative of another problem like a yeast infection or any number of other female problems or potentially a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

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Four Facts on Bacterial Vaginosis

                

 

Fact #1: Bacterial Vaginosis is the single most common type of vaginal infection in women. Even though it holds this number one position there is plenty of confusion among women about bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Fact #2: There is no exact trigger mechanism that you or a doctor can look at that says "this is exactly how you contracted Bacterial Vaginosis". There is more than likely a series of events that lead to the BV problem. From general lack of health, use of antibiotics, poor diet may all be contributing factors.

Fact #3: The large catagory of women in the 15-44 range who are sexually active are most likely to develop BV. But a woman does not have to be sexually active to get BV. Even women who are virgins can also contract this problem that is exclusive to females.

Fact #4 Anti-biotics for Bacterial Vaginosis can be effective but they do have some drawbacks. Anti-biotics can kill other friendly bacteria in your body that are very important to your health. Anti-biotics have around a 30% failure rate in the fact that many women will simply have another recurring bout of BV within 3-6 months.

Bacterial vaginosis appears to occur when some event or series of events bring about a change in the normal chemical and biological flora of the vagina. When the good bacteria that usually reside within is disrupted and the normal (mildly acidic) pH balance is upset the onset of BV is more likely to occur.

There are almost no over-the-counter products for bacterial vaginosis while there are dozens of products for yeast infections.

But there are natural ways to herbally cure BV and to break the cycle of recurring bacterial vaginosis.

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