What does BV mean?

[evewisewoman]

I read the letters BV in a post this morning on this forum as a possible condition.
What do the letters BV mean ?  Just curious. Thanks

[evewisewoman]

Hi specialmom,

I don't have BV. I was just curious what the letters BV stand for.
I saw it in another post on this forum and wondered what BV stood
for. Thanks for telling me. I appreciate it. Eve

[skleep]

Well my doc said it was probably from using harsh soap when she diagnosed me.  I continued having sex with my boyfriend throughout treatment and nothing happened.  You do have a point about sex playing a part though- we had been long distance and recently connected again, and I basically went from NEVER having sex, to having sex all the time.  The sperm/imbalance of pH could have played a part as well.

But I guess what I'm saying is, you can get it from seemingly harmless things.

[specialmom]

Hm, are you sure you got this from using harsh soap?  Why do you think that?

BV isn't an STD per se but actually it passes from partner to partner.  Often they give the male partner the same round of antibiotics that they give the female if she has a reoccurance as they can pass it back and forth.  BV can be hard to eradicate and most do require antibiotic treatment.  

Now, yeast is common if the natural flora of the vagina is disturbed such as in use of medication and such that kills off 'good bacteria'.  

I also wanted to comment that when one has trouble with BV, they recommend wearing cotton underwear and changing it anytime you are sweaty like after exercising.  The lack of air trapped in a damp space causes an anaerobic  condition that is prime for the growth of the bacteria found in BV.  They culture for it quite easily on a routine ob/gyn appt. if one has the symptoms.  good luck

[skleep]

Bacterial vaginosis.  I've had it, it's quite common and not too serious.  Just take the antibiotics the doc recommends.  It's not an STI, nothing to be ashamed of.  I got it from using harsh soap.

[NOHARD]

Hi Eve, And if your against taken to many antibiotics, just google bv and sea salt, its a natural way to cure bv without taken drugs, works for a yeast infection as well.
Good Luck