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, a common vaginal condition, might actually be an STI. The study found that ...

In this randomized controlled trial, female patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) had lower recurrence rates when their male ...

For heterosexual couples in which the woman has bacterial vaginosis, treating both partners makes recurrence significantly less likely.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been considered a bacterial imbalance in the vagina, rather than a ...

A landmark study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature births and newborn deaths, is in fact an STI, paving ...

you're sexually active (but women who have not had sex can also get bacterial vaginosis) you have had a change of partner you have an IUD (contraception device) you use perfumed products in or around ...

Bacterial vaginosis affects nearly a third of women worldwide and can cause infertility, premature births and newborn deaths. It has long been attributed to an imbalance in the distribution of ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common but often overlooked vaginal infection that affects millions of women worldwide. Many women may not even realise they have BV, as it can present with mild or ...

bacterial vaginosis could be their sexual partners with a penis. Questioning long-held beliefs around how bacterial vaginosis (BV) can be passed on, the finding could hold implications for the way ...

A new study has overturned centuries of medical assumptions by proposing that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition that occurs in almost one in three women worldwide, is not only a frequent ...