Are you feeling less-than-great down there lately? Unpleasant symptoms like itching, burning and discharge are typical of two very common conditions: bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. If ...

Imagine this: You’re on a tropical getaway…but between the persistent vaginal itching and irritation you’re feeling, you’re in sweatpants instead of a bikini. Recurrent bacterial vaginosis doesn’t ...

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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, ...

New research has determined that a common condition that affects an estimated one-third of all women, which is known as bacterial vaginosis (BV), is actually a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

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 ...

Bacterial vaginosis is often treated as a women-only condition, but new research shows it can be sexually transmitted. Here’s ...

Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Research suggests that anywhere from roughly a quarter to more than a third of people with a vagina will contract ...