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Some women consume good bacteria [clarification needed] in food with live culture, such as yogurt, sauerkraut and kimchi, or in probiotic supplements either to try to prevent candidiasis, or to reduce the likelihood of developing bacterial vaginitis following antibiotic treatment. There is no firm evidence to suggest that eating live yogurt or ...
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the condition affects nearly 30% of women between 15 and ...
BV is the most common vaginal infection in women of reproductive age. [5] The percentage of women affected at any given time varies between 5% and 70%. [11] BV is most common in parts of Africa and least common in Asia and Europe. [11] In the United States about 30% of women between the ages of 14 and 49 are affected. [18]
Clinical studies of boric acid for treatment of vaginal infections began being published in the late 1900s and early 2000s. [5] Despite not being a pharmaceutical drug, boric acid is widely used by women in the management of vaginal infections. [19] [5] [1] It may be difficult to obtain in some countries. [5]
Vulvovaginal atrophy is thinning, drying, and inflammation of the vaginal walls that can happen when your body produces less estrogen, most commonly after menopause (usually in women 50 or over ...
Women with aerobic vaginitis usually have a thinned reddish vaginal mucosa, sometimes with extensive erosions or ulcerations and abundant yellowish discharge (without the fishy amine odour, typical of bacterial vaginosis). The pH is usually high. Symptoms can include burning, stinging and dyspareunia. The symptoms can last for long periods ...
Vaginal hypoplasia is the underdevelopment or incomplete development of the vagina. Vaginal hypoplasia can vary in severity from being smaller than normal to being completely absent. The absence of a vagina is a result of vaginal agenesis. Diagnostically, it may look similar to a vaginal obstruction.
However, women whose condition has previously been diagnosed with candidal vulvovaginitis are not necessarily more likely to be able to diagnose themselves; therefore, any woman whose symptoms persist after using an over the counter preparation, or who has a recurrence of symptoms within two months, should be evaluated with office-based testing ...