Learning about bacterial vaginosis:
- What is bacterial vaginosis?
- What causes bacterial vaginosis?
- What are symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?
- What increases my risk of having bacterial vaginosis?
- Are there risks related to bacterial vaginosis?
- Who is affected by bacterial vaginosis?
- How is bacterial vaginosis diagnosed?
- How is bacterial vaginosis treated?
- What medications are used to treat bacterial vaginosis?
- What can I do at home to prevent bacterial vaginosis?
What increases my risk of having bacterial vaginosis?
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Factors that increase your risk of developing bacterial vaginosis include:
Starting sexual activity at a young age.An infection (or a recent infection) with certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Having multiple sex partners.
Having a female sex partner.6
Using an intrauterine device (IUD).
Douching.
Although bacterial vaginosis can be triggered by or get worse from sexual activity, it does not appear to be an infection that is passed from man to woman. Therefore, experts do not consider bacterial vaginosis to be a male-female sexually transmitted disease. It is possible but not proven that bacterial vaginosis is passed from woman to woman during sexual contact.