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

Despite numerous therapeutic research efforts, treatment of BV remains cumbersome and clinicians are currently rather poorly armed to treat BV properly in the long run. Moreover, appraisal of the ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal condition that occurs when the balance of normal vaginal bacteria shifts, which then disrupts the vaginal pH. Antibiotics are the most effective treatment, ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal infection affecting nearly 1 in 3 females globally with strong recurrence rates. While the emphasis on treatment has focused on females, a new study ...

Although about 30% of BV cases resolve without treatment, those with untreated cases may be at higher risk of sexually transmitted infections, greater likelihood of pregnancy complications and ...

The point of this new research wasn’t to figure out how people acquire BV but rather to understand whether transmission between partners can make treatment more difficult. Now that that’s out ...

Women with BV in monogamous relationships were randomly assigned to either the partner-treatment group or the control group. In the partner-treatment group, women received standard antimicrobial ...

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Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic state in at least half of the cases. Symptomatic BV, on the other hand, is most typically accompanied by foul-smelling, profuse vaginal discharge ...