The main cause of Bacterial Vaginosis is not completely understood. It normally starts with something   such as sex or even a cause of anti biotics changes the ratio between the good bacteria that help keep the vagina free from infection and the harmful bacteria that can when they multiply cause illness.

In a healthy woman the  bacteria in the vagina is regulated by “good”  bacteria called lactobacilli. These bacteri produce lactic acid in the vagina which protects the vagina from other bad bacteria that cause infections such as BV.

In the Western World, bacterial vaginosis is  the most common cause of vaginitis, accounting for almost 50% of cases in women of childbearing age.

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