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BV and sex please help!
I have only been with one man sexually and every few months I get Bacterial Vaginosis,he gets the bacteria too. After we have sex I take a shower or wipe with wash cloth(if late at nite) and I also urinate. He does as well and I don't know why we keep getting it. I feel like i am dirty down there and I am scared and embarrassed to have sex because I know I/we will get it again. Does anyone else experience this? Does anyone have any tips to prevent or get rid? My doctor doesn't seem to understand how embarassing this is and just keeps prescribing antibiotics everytime we have it. Is there anything I can do????? Any suggestions would help. Thank you.
Thank you for all of your help I will definetly try the nonscented soaps and cotton panties. I definetly wipe front to back EVERY time, I don't take baths, always a shower. My BF is circumsized, and you're right who knows where his hands have been so I'll make sure he washes before touching anything. Well I'm going to the doctor again for this issue today again. And I haven't slept with him since the last BV episode and he was treated as well. It is SOOOO frustrating but hopefully with all of your tips and good advice I will overcome this. Again thank you all for your help, it is very much appreciated!!
dont take baths....doc told me that bthe bacteria grows better ands easier when you take baths...stick to showers....since i started doin all the things the nurses told me to do (no showers, wipe from front to back, cotton undies, and unscented soap) I havent had one in a while...thank god, those infections are the worst
Make sure he washes his hands!!! My man always has his fingers in his mouth and who knows where else. :) But, I won't let him touch my goods until those hands are washed! Good luck!
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I assume there is no question of your man's faithfulness, but there might be a hygiene issue that stems from some unnoticed habit of his or even yours. After the latest round of meds is done and you know you are both clean, maybe you can test this by taking a sexy shower or bath together every time before having sex, and just see if that keeps it from happening. If it does, then you know it was something hygiene related and can presumably narrow it down. Good luck!
I have experienced this a lot and the docs told me to use unscented soap, cotton undies, and always wipe from front to back. Once i started to use the unscented soap, especially, the problems I was having went away and i rarely get bv's anymore. some of us women are so sensitive down there that the least little thing can flare up an infection. I totally understand what you are goin thru. I had been to the doc every 6 weeks for at least 6 months with the same issue, finally a nurse took pity and gave me some pills for my hubby to take as well, after that and the other stuff i mentioned, everything got ok....good luck...and if u have to use the cream then have ur man use it too. u can pass it back and forth.
Well, I went thru a lot with BV a couple of years ago. Basically, the only advice I have is wipe yourself front to back (religiously), if you engage in anal sex, make sure he cleans himself before entering vagina, don't have sex until the BV is completely cleared up (maybe wait a couple of weeks so you're sure). If this doesn't work, perhaps the medication your doc is giving you isn't clearing it up completely. I'm sorry, I know it's frustrating.
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