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Antibiotics and BV – What’s the Connection?

The vagina is full of bacteria, good and bad. The pH (how acidic or basic) determines what type of bacteria will thrive. It is normal for the vagina to have a pH of 3.8-4.5. It is when the pH becomes more basic, at levels higher than 4.5, that BV will occur. This is because the [...]

Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis – Understand the Cause

For many women suffering from bacterial vaginosis (BV), the thought of encountering BV more than once would seem like a nightmare-and it most certainly is. It is indeed embarrassing, annoying, uncomfortable, painful, and puts you at a greater risk of developing further health complications. You see, recurrent BV can bring a more intensified threat when [...]