New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis can be sexually transmitted, meaning men can reinfect their female partners.

Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic state in at least half of the cases. Symptomatic BV, on the other hand, is most typically accompanied by foul-smelling, profuse vaginal discharge ...

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial ...

In a clinical trial, treating both partners in a relationship significantly reduced the likelihood of recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.

Researchers from Monash University say BV should be redefined as a sexually transmitted infection (STI) due to its frequent ...

Vulvodynia is a chronic pain condition affecting the vulva which is usually misdiagnosed or ignored and thus makes many women ...

According to new research, bacterial vaginosis may be a sexually transmitted infection. Here's what that means for future ...

Recognizing this, Wisp, a women’s telehealth company, is now offering a male bacterial vaginosis (BV) partner treatment, it announced Tuesday. New York City-based Wisp is a direct-to-consumer ...

For all treated chlamydia infections, 14.0% of patients received doxycycline—the CDC's recommended treatment—alone or with ...

Treatment of BV is primarily targeted at resolving or alleviating the presenting symptoms, most commonly profuse, foul-smelling vaginal discharge. In the absence of treatment BV may resolve ...

"Faster treatment and better antibiotic stewardship ... Symptomatic patients can experience vaginal itching, burning during urination, foul odor or gray, white or green discharge.

“But this is supporting information we’ve been talking about for so long, and we want to make this effort to add-in partner treatment.” At least half of women with bacterial vaginosis don ...