A new study provides strong evidence that bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition, is spread during sex. But experts ...

That fishy smell? It’s bacterial vaginosis. A new study shows it’s an STI, and male partners should be treated to stop the ...

New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis can be sexually transmitted, meaning men can reinfect their female partners.

Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic ... cells – vaginal epithelial cells with such a heavy coating of bacteria that the peripheral borders are obscured – on saline wet mount ...

When the balance between “good” and “bad” bacteria is disrupted, conditions like bacterial vaginosis (BV) can take hold—an infection now classified as sexually transmitted. For decades ...

Bacterial vaginosis, which is caused by bacteria overgrowing in the vagina, can be hard to treat, with women often experiencing recurring symptoms. Now it seems that asking their male sexual partners ...

bacterial vaginosis looks pretty different. Because yeast infections and BV involve overgrowth of two distinct organisms, curbing that excess requires two different types of medication ...

In a clinical trial, treating both partners in a relationship significantly reduced the likelihood of recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.

BV is not caused by a single type of bacteria ... and “bad” bacteria in the vagina. Bacteria clinging to vaginal cells in bacterial vaginosis Source: CDC/ M. Rein The vagina normally has ...