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 in the United States ...

The human microbiome has been a hot topic over the last decade, with research pointing to disrupted bacterial communities as culprits for a host of maladies including irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Partner treatment for bacterial vaginosis carries little risk and fills gaps in treatment options, experts say.

It makes sense to want to turn things around quickly when you’re dealing with an itchy vaginal condition. So it’s understandably frustrating when you get treatment, only for the condition to return ...

Participants with recurrent bacterial vaginosis demonstrated a significantly higher treatment response to oral metronidazole than to intravaginal lactic acid gel at 2 weeks, but treatment failure was ...

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 ...

Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection in women. Learn more about BV symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and complications.

First and Only Single Dose Oral Therapy Approved for Most Common U.S. Gynecologic Infection That Can Have Serious Health Risks if Inadequately Treated NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symbiomix ...

If you've ever been diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis (BV), you'll know how frustrating it is to deal with the itching and burning sensations down there. As it turns out, this common condition that ...

Researchers have created a new Organ Chip that replicates the human vaginal tissue microenvironment including its microbiome in vitro. Composed of human vaginal epithelium and underlying connective ...