{"id":214,"date":"2022-11-15T06:54:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T06:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi-gyn.com\/rebrand-mt\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2022-11-23T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T09:40:00","slug":"everything-you-should-know-about-bacterial-vaginosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/multi-gyn.com\/mt\/vaginal-health\/infections\/everything-you-should-know-about-bacterial-vaginosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you should know about bacterial vaginosis!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-karopharma-free-text pt-large pb-large bg-center bg-cover bg-no-repeat  is-style-primary\" style=\"background-image:url()\"><div class=\"free-text-wrapper container max-w-medium text-left\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everything you should know about bacterial vaginosis!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-paragraph-preamble\">Did you ever notice a strange smell from your intimate area? 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This could be due to a bacterial imbalance also known as bacterial vaginosis (BV).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-karopharma-free-text pt-large pb-large bg-center bg-cover bg-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url()\"><div class=\"free-text-wrapper container max-w-medium text-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-karopharma-video\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-yiJSfO388?autoplay=1\"><\/iframe><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 550px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5-yiJSfO388\/mqdefault.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5-yiJSfO388\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5-yiJSfO388\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Embedded YouTube video player thumbnail\"\/><\/picture><div class=\"video-trigger group\"><div class=\"video-trigger__circle group-hover:opacity-[85%]\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.2625 6.70935L2.2625 0.206225C1.36875 -0.3219 0 0.1906 0 1.49685V14.5C0 15.6719 1.27188 16.3781 2.2625 15.7906L13.2625 9.2906C14.2437 8.71248 14.2469 7.28748 13.2625 6.70935V6.70935Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-heading-h2 wp-block-heading\">What causes bacterial vaginosis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bacterial vaginosis results from an overgrowth of bacteria in your vagina. Normally, the healthy lactobacilli are the dominating bacteria in the vagina, but if BV develops, other unwanted bacteria start to overgrow the lactobacilli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact cause of this overgrowth is unknown, but there are some factors that might increase the risk such as being sexually active. However, it\u2019s important to stress that BV can also occur in the absence of sexual activity. Therefore, bacterial vaginosis is not considered to be an STD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-heading-h2 wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following symptoms might indicate bacterial vaginosis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-default wp-block-list\"><li>Foul, fish-like odor (which may be intensified after intercourse)<\/li><li>Thin, grayish white vaginal discharge<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Less common symptoms are burning during urination and vaginal itching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-paragraph-preamble has-primary-color has-text-color\"><em>&#8220;The exact cause of this overgrowth is unknown, but there are some factors that might increase the risk such as being sexually active &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":246,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"from-article-database":[],"class_list":["post-214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Everything you should know about bacterial vaginosis! - Multi-Gyn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you ever notice a strange smell from your intimate area? 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