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 ...

BRITISH men are now being treated for bacterial vaginosis after research suggested they may be silently passing the infection to women during sex. The extremely common infection, which affects one ...

Bacterial vaginosis recurrence is less likely when a woman’s male partner is also treated with antibiotics, a new study has found. Most men treated with antibiotics don’t experience side effects. You ...

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One in three women are affected by bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common but poorly understood condition caused by an imbalance of vaginal bacteria that can cause discomfort and pain. BV is treated with ...

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.

New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition, might actually be an STI. The study found that treating both men and women in a couple for the condition led to far fewer ...

We've all felt that disconcerting "down-there" itching or burning sensation-and while a yeast infection leaps to mind as the most likely culprit, there are other factors that may be responsible. Keep ...

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 ...

Researchers believe they have had a breakthrough in understanding how certain bacterial populations disrupt vaginal health, sometimes leading to pregnancy loss, sexually transmitted infections, and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two thirds of women in a new U.S. study reported regularly using cleansers, lubricants or petroleum jelly intravaginally - and some of the products were linked to a higher ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that multiple species of Gardnerella, bacteria sometimes associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and pre-term birth, can coexist in the ...