BRITISH men are now being treated for bacterial vaginosis after research suggested they may be silently passing the infection to women during sex. The extremely common infection, which affects one ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the condition affects nearly 30% of women between 15 and 44 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you feeling less-than-great down there lately? Unpleasant symptoms like itching, burning and discharge are typical of two very ...

Researchers believe they have had a breakthrough in understanding how certain bacterial populations disrupt vaginal health, sometimes leading to pregnancy loss, sexually transmitted infections, and ...

Bacterial vaginosis recurrence is less likely when a woman’s male partner is also treated with antibiotics, a new study has found. Most men treated with antibiotics don’t experience side effects. You ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.

Treating male sexual partners and women with bacterial vaginosis was better than treating women alone. Unlike past trials, both oral and topical antibiotic partner treatment was key. Adherence from ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects 1 in 3 women, causing embarrassment and discomfort. However, according to a recent study, BV occurs in nearly 29% of 14‐ to 49‐year‐old women in the United States, ...

At some point in their lives, most women and people with vaginas will have encountered some kind of vaginal discomfort (be it itching or atypical discharge), but not everyone is clued up about what ...