Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some women, bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is such a common occurrence that they find themselves regularly dealing with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you feeling less-than-great down there lately? Unpleasant symptoms like itching, burning and discharge are typical of two very ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal infection affecting nearly 1 in 3 females globally with strong recurrence rates. While the emphasis on treatment has focused on females, a new study ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can cause symptoms like a thin ...

So it feels like your vagina is on fire. Let me first say, I’m so sorry you’re here. You might initially assume you’re dealing with a yeast infection—it’s just the vagina problem with the best PR. And ...

Have you ever felt embarrassed or worried after noticing a fishy smell in your genital area? If you’re a woman, that smell usually indicates bacterial vaginosis (BV) and can be treated with ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects 1 in 3 women, causing embarrassment and discomfort. However, according to a recent study, BV occurs in nearly 29% of 14‐ to 49‐year‐old women in the United States, ...

Unusual vaginal discharge is a concern many women experience at some point, yet not all cases are caused by infections that are widely discussed or understood. One of the most common, but often ...

It makes sense to want to turn things around quickly when you’re dealing with an itchy vaginal condition. So it’s understandably frustrating when you get treatment, only for the condition to return ...

Where exactly this old wive’s tale originated is unclear, but it could have to do with the prevalent spread of misinformation that bacterial vaginosis is an STI. It's not (more on that later), but ...

Despite numerous therapeutic research efforts, treatment of BV remains cumbersome and clinicians are currently rather poorly armed to treat BV properly in the long run. Moreover, appraisal of the ...