Monica Cepak, Wisp CEO, says male partner treatment of bacterial vaginosis is a 'huge breakthrough' in women's health. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed a fix for this pesky ...

A recently published meta-analysis has systematically assessed the effectiveness of intravaginal vitamin C as a primary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection that requires diagnosis and treatment by a health care provider.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Bacterial vaginosis (BV) can cause symptoms like a thin discharge and a strong fish-like odor. Some evidence suggests that BV can transfer to the urethra or penile skin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, ...

HealthDay News — Treating male partners in addition to women with bacterial vaginosis results in a lower rate of recurrence than treating only women, according to a study published in the New England ...

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 ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE, May 2, 2024: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) affects about one-quarter of reproductive-age women and is linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased HIV risk. Yet for decades, BV treatment ...

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 ...