What is bacterial vaginosis?
Bacterial vaginosis is usually referred to as BV and is one of most common cause of infection of the vagina. In the past, the condition was called Gardnerella vaginitis, after the bacteria that were thought to cause the condition. It was thought that the bacteria producing this disease was Gardenerella and hence the affliction was named Gardenerella vaginitis. It’s been proved without a doubt that there are more than one species of bacteria causing the infection, so the name of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is more appropriate. When these multiple species of bacteria become imbalanced, a woman can have a vaginal discharge with a foul odor.
I have researched on the Internet while I did my own personal study on bacterial vaginosis (BV). What I have realized is that BV often becomes a recurring problem because the conventional treatments often do not aim at eliminating the root cause but treat the symptoms - the root cause is most often not taken care of and hence the bacterial vaginosis (BV) keeps coming back in the longer run. Using a natural remedy to eliminate the root cause is one of the better ways to treat it, because that way the vaginosis stands the least chance of coming back. To me, this understanding is valuable for anyone suffering from bacterial vaginosis (BV), and even more so if it is recurring, and I share the details here.
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a bacterial disease that affects the vagina of the women. This is found most commonly in women in their menstrual age - the phase of life in which the woman gets periods. BV is infamous for coming back and recurring in spite of prescribed antibiotic treatments. In other words, antibiotics have often been unsuccessful in providing permanent relief from the vaginitis. The root cause of the anomaly is believed to be disbalanced pH (acidity levels) inside the vagina, which leads to an overgrowth of harmful bacteria. Some people also refer to this as bacterial vaginitis and vaginal bacteriosis.
Bacterial vaginosis is a common condition, It is not a sexually transmitted disease, although it is more common in women sexually active . Overall only in the US around 30% of women are suffering from this affliction and the rate is more than double in case of those infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Just 16% of the pregnant women are suffering from bacterial vaginitis, but they need to follow a treatment to avoid any complications. Otherwise they risk having miscarriages, fetal poisoning or at lest difficult birthing, not to mention the intense pain caused by stomach cramps. A very dangerous condition that is set up by a surgical procedure on a woman suffering of bacterial vaginitis is the pelvic inflammatory disease.