BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS

*THE HEALTH BOON SERIES WITH BEULAH*

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        John Robbins

*♨ BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS*
Bacterial Vaginosis is a common medical condition in women, that causes the overgrowth of other types of bacteria in the vagina which often leads to an unusual vaginal discharge.
It is a change in the normal occurring bacterial flora in the vagina.

_DID YOU KNOW?_
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that BV will affect 30% of women during their lifetime from ages 14 to 49. Bacterial Vaginosis is the most common cause of vaginal infection in women.

_CAUSES OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS?_
👉🏽 Change in pH level of the vagina
👉🏽 Washing the vagina with medicated soaps
👉🏽 Having multiple sex partners
👉🏽 Using vaginal deodorants or perfumes
👉🏽 Washing panties with strong detergents
👉🏽 Excessive cleaning of the vagina

_SYMPTOMS OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS?_
👉🏽 Unpleasant fishy smell
👉🏽 Itching
👉🏽 Burning sensation
👉🏽 Redness of the vagina in some cases
👉🏽 Watery vaginal discharge

_COMPLICATIONS THAT MAY RESULT FROM BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS?_
😱 Pelvic inflammatory disease
😮 Blocked fallopian tubes
😱 Inflammation of the endometrium

_MYTHS ABOUT BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS?_
❌ It is often caused by poor hygiene
❌ It affects women of child bearing age only
❌ It is a sexually transmitted infection
❌ Bacterial vaginosis can be caught from toilet seats

_PREVENTION OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS?_
✔ Use warm water ONLY to clean the vagina
✔ Always wipe from front to back i.e vagina to anus
✔ Wear cotton panties, most preferably
✔ Avoid using medicated soaps to wash the vagina
✔ Do not wash the vagina _too often_
✔ Practice safe sex
✔ Only take prescribed antibiotics
✔ Do not smoke
✔ See a doctor, if symptoms persist.

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DUKANWOJO BEULAH S.
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