Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re frequently bothered by vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections (UTIs) or other “down there” complaints, you may want ...

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 ...

A global team of experts has identified a promising new approach to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition that affects millions of women worldwide. In a Phase I randomized ...

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal infection that occurs when the natural balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted. Traditionally, BV has been classified as a bacterial infection, but ...

March 12 (UPI) --Health experts say an Australian study linking sexual activity to an infection that 1 in 3 U.S. women contract has provided a new tool to prevent recurrences, as well as find a cure.

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 ...

New research reveals how the vaginal microbiome can sabotage antibiotic treatment, explaining why bacterial vaginosis keeps coming back, and what it will take to finally stop it. Study: Vaginal ...

Where exactly this old wive’s tale originated is unclear, but it could have to do with the prevalent spread of misinformation that bacterial vaginosis is an STI. It's not (more on that later), but ...