Relieve For Bacterial Vaginosis Problems

Bacterial Vaginosis is a vaginal infection caused by bacteria. It is not a sexually transmitted disease. Bacterial Vaginosis is caused by an imbalance of bacterial flora in the vagina. Some people confused it with candidiasis or trichomoniasis. The caused are different for those diseases.

The most common symptom from Bacterial Vaginosis is a characteristic vaginal discharge. The characteristic of the discharge is the fishy smell and it is especially happen after sex. The different between the normal discharge is that it is odorless and related to menstrual cycle and it is stopped 2 weeks before the menstrual period starts. Some women don not have any symptoms at all, while other can have itching, swelling and irritation.

Simple tests can be used to make the diagnosis of BV. Mostly doctors will used swabs from vagina examination. These swabs will be tested for the fishy odor, loss of acidity, and the presence of clue cells. Two positive tests plus the discharge will be diagnosed Bacterial Vaginosis.

Bacterial Vaginosis treatment must be done in order to prevent the complications. Untreated bacterial vaginosis can lead to serious complications such as increased risk in getting STD or HIV. Bacterial Vaginosis treatment is easy, actually. It can be treated with common antibiotics. There are other useful products that can be used to treated bacterial vaginosis. Some women can’t eliminated the disease just by using common antibiotics, so they are using the other products.