(THIS INFECTION IS ONLY FOR GIRLS AND CANT BE GIVEN TO A MALE BY HAVING SEX)
What is Bacterial Vaginosis?
THIS IS A BACTERIAL INFECTION LOCATED IN THE VAGINA OF A GIRL. THEY GET THIS INFECTION WHEN THE ¨GOOD¨ AND ¨BAD¨ BACTERIA GO OUT OF BALANCE AND CAUSE A REACTION. BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND BV ARE THE ONLY ¨NAMES¨ FOR THIS INFECTION. |
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How is This Infection Spread?
IN THE VAGINA THERE IS BACTERIA, BOTH GOOD AN BAD. THERE ARE MORE GOOD BACTERIA THAN BAD. WHEN THE BAD BACTERIA IN THE VAGINA GOES UP AND GOES OUT OF BALANCE WITH THE GOOD BACTERIA IT WILL CAUSE A REACTION AND THEN CAUSE THE INFECTION. |
What are sings or symptoms a girl might see if she had Bacterial Vaginosis?
A GIRL MIGHT SEE DIFFERENT SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF GETTING THIS INFECTION. BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS IS A SYMPTOMATIC, SO YOU WILL FIND SYMPTOMS. SOME OF THOSE SIGNS MIGHT BE HAVING PAIN WHILE GOING PEE. ALSO HAVING ANY ITCHING IN OR AROUND THE VAGINA. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT SOME SIGNS MIGHT BE FOR A BACTERIAL INFECTION. |
Can it be cured?
YES, IT CAN SOMETIMES BE CURED WITHOUT ANY TREATMENT. IT CAN BE TREATED THOUGH, AND SOME OF THOSE TREATMENTS ARE BY TAKING PRESCRIPTED ANTIBIOTICS. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR THAN TO JUST GO TO A LOCAL PHARMACY. |
Can it be treated?
YES, PRESCRIPTED ANTIBIOTICS ARE THE BEST; PILLS, VAGINAL CREAMS, SUPPOSITORIES. SOME OPTIONS COULD BE CLINDAMYCIN, MTERONIDAZOLE AND TINIDAZOLE. ASKING YOUR DOCTOR IS THE BEST THING, BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHICH TREATMENT IS BEST FOR YOU. SOME OF THESE MEDICATIONS CAN WEAKEN CONDOMS. |
When will it happen?
GIRLS CAN GET THIS INFECTION IN A PRETTY WIDE RANGE OF AGES. THAT RANGE CAN BE BETWEEN 15-44. THIS AGE GROUP IS MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE THIS INFECTION. |
What are effects after this infection?
AFTER A GIRL WOULD GET BACTERIAL INFECTION THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE EFFECTS THAT CAN HAPPEN. THOSE EFFECTS CAN BE HAVING TROUBLE WITH PREGNANCY (ALSO EARLY CHILD BIRTH). ANOTHER POSSIBILITY COULD BE IS TO GET A BIGGER CHANCE OF GETTING A STI/STD. THEY CAN ALSO GET HERPES, CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA, OR HIV. |
Where is the best place to go?
THERE ARE A FEW PLACES YOU SHOULD GO TO GET HELP FOR THIS INFECTION. ONE PLACE IS REALLY GOOD IS YOUR DOCTOR. IF THAT CAN'T WORK THEN YOU CAN TO A LOCAL NURSE NEAR BY. |
SCOURCES:
- http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/antibiotics-for-bacterial-vaginosis
- http://teenshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/bv.html#
- http://teenshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/bv.html#cat20173
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/default.htm
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/STDFact-Bacterial-Vaginosis.htm
- http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/antibiotics-for-bacterial-vaginosis
- http://teenshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/bv.html#
- http://teenshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/bv.html#cat20173
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/default.htm
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/STDFact-Bacterial-Vaginosis.htm