How To Prevent Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis

How To Prevent Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis

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If you would like to know how to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis, it is important to understand that this is not an infection which you "catch" but is a simple pH imbalance within the vagina. It is a huge problem, affecting most women at some point or another with varying degrees of severity.

For some women, the condition is self-correcting, and their experience of BV is a fleeting one. For many other though, this becomes a condition which is always lurking in the background, coming and going often for years at a time.

Within the vagina there are various strains of bacteria. Some are beneficial and some are harmful if allowed to overgrow. Fortunately the beneficial bacteria have a protective effect and control the levels by maintaining a healthy, mildly acidic pH level. When harmful bacteria overgrows, it causes the unpleasant BV symptoms which include a watery gray or white fishy discharge, along with some discomfort and pain around the vaginal area.

There can be various reasons how the imbalance might occur and often knowing what your trigger points are will be enough to help you understand how to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis. However, for some women, it is very difficult to fathom just what the cause of their BV could be and in these cases, a general range of preventative strategies, together with an overall strengthening of the immune system might work well.

Although minor isolated outbreaks are not usually dangerous, if left untreated, BV can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, pregnancy complications or infertility. There is also evidence to suggest that untreated BV can make women more susceptible to HIV.

To prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis, there are a number of simple strategies you can try:-

* Wear cotton panties rather than synthetic fabric underwear

* Avoid wearing pantyhose

* Wash no more than twice daily and only use unperfumed soap

* Dry the vaginal area well after swimming or bathing

* Wipe from front to back after visiting the toilet

* Use a condom for sexual intercourse

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