Kiana – Any woman can get bacterial vaginosis (BV). Some women with BV don’t know they have it because they have no symptoms. Women who have never had sexual intercourse may also be affected by BV, and it is common in pregnant women. Having BV can increase a woman’s susceptibility to other STDs. Pregnant women may deliver premature or low birth-weight babies.
Although BV will sometimes clear up without treatment, all women with symptoms of BV should be treated to avoid complications. Male partners generally do not need to be treated. However, BV may spread between female sex partners.
BV is treatable with antibiotics prescribed by a health care provider. Two different antibiotics are recommended as treatment for BV: metronidazole or clindamycin. Either can be used with non-pregnant or pregnant women, but the recommended dosages differ.

Free clinic is the cheapest route that you brought up

I would go to a free clinic
Find one here:
http://freeclinics.us/freeclinic.php

If your ONLY option is to go to the planned parenthood you mentioned earlier for $140.Which you said is based on your weekly income.I would take in my lowest pay stub,even if it was from 1 or 2 weeks ago,just tell them you only get paid every 2 weeks.If it isn’t even the case,sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do to get some help in this Country!! I wish you ALl the best and hope you feel some relief soon.

Free clinic is the cheapest route that you brought up

I would go to a free clinic
Find one here:
http://freeclinics.us/freeclinic.php

If your ONLY option is to go to the planned parenthood you mentioned earlier for $140.Which you said is based on your weekly income.I would take in my lowest pay stub,even if it was from 1 or 2 weeks ago,just tell them you only get paid every 2 weeks.If it isn’t even the case,sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do to get some help in this Country!! I wish you ALl the best and hope you feel some relief soon.

There is no cure for bacterial vaginosis antibiotics can be prescribed but some woman have it constantly return. You just have to "take care" of your vagina. This means eating a lot of yogurt, yogurt is really good for your vagina its the key to a healthy one. By eating yogurt you can prevent a lot of infections (not std’s of course) but ones like yeast infections and so. Drink a lot of water also and try to cut down on salt intake. Be sure to wash don’t douche though (this can cause bacterial vaginosis. Use a mild soap even a feminine wash like "summers eve" or "lemisol" which can restore the ph balance, but yeah Bacterial Vaginosis cannot be cure you just have to improve on your vagina lol so that symptoms can go away like when having bv you tend to have a lot of vaginal discharge and yes it can get smelly also but in your case I doubt that’s what you have its nothing to be worried about. Your vagina probably got this way because your not using a condom which i s very common, condoms actually help keep your vagina clean. Hope I helped:)
This page explains it all:

http://www.medicinenet.com/bacterial_vaginosis/article.htm

P.S. don’t douche as this gets rid of both good and bad bacteria and douching will wash away both leaving you more vulnerable to vaginal infections. Douching is the biggest mistake a female could ever make. and just in case be sure to be tested for an std as this could also be the problem, if your not sure about your partner.

everything about bacterial vaginosis and some natural remedies for it – see below

Hi Carrie,

I’m very sorry to hear that you’ve been suffering from symptoms for so long.

I’m glad you thought ahead to protect your child.

Yes, you should probably think about getting checked out again if you think you are suffering symptoms. Remember, an infection can flare up at any time–pretty quickly, too.

There are many natural remedies you can perform at home, if you’d like. There are also tons of ways to prevent another infection–you just need to read up and educate yourself.

I’ll give you a couple very important tips I’ve learned myself:

1) If you’re having sex, use a condom every time. I know you probably don’t want to, but studies have shown that this is one of THE BEST ways to prevent a worsening of symptoms or a reinfection.

2) Wear cotton panties. Avoid thongs, especially those made of synthetic materials. Cotton will allow airflow to the vagina, thus drying out the environment to make it harder for bacteria to grow.

Try your best to eat as healthy as possible and get as much sleep as possible (though I know that might be hard with the new child and all).

Read up and educate yourself! The best way to treat BV is to prevent it from happening in the first place!

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Hmmm…first I am not an MD so I can only speculate and make a suggestion…The first being to go back to the doctor and start over on a medically supervised treatment. I think the treatment(s) may not be working because you have not elimated the source of your BV. If I were you I would stop all sexual contact until the problem is cured. In addition have you considered that you may not have BV and that perhaps you have a secondary infection?

Try live culture yogurt or Lactobacillus (acidophilus). Usually BV is caused by replacement of normal flora (good bacteria) by others and these remedies may help to replenish the good bacteria.

bv is treated with antibiotics…which often lead to a decline in the levels of good bacteria that aid in killing off yeast…so sometimes the treating of bv can lead to a yeast infection…which often can feel similar and be confused with bv. douching is bad it forces stuff (what ever people use) into the vagina and can cause a change in the pH level which will lead to more infections. if you are having intense itching chances are you have a yeast infection not bv. although bv does cause itching intense itching is usually yeast. if you have antibiotic caused yeast infection that is really bad you probably need to see a doctor to get a script to kill it… a really bad one sometimes cannot be curred by over the counter medication. oh and sitting in a tub with vinegar will not be forcing it inside your body, it will just be touching the outside and may help alleviate discomfort.

vandazole or metrogel ! ! they work quickly! try them ask ur dr.

it could be cystitis. sounds very similar if you go to the pharmacy they prescribe you with an antibiotic you put it in water and its gone the next day
hope this helped

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Just go get the medication and use it.

Ask her to make an apt for you with the gyno. She will surely ask you why and that will open the door

well hate to break it to you but bacterial vaginosis is very awkward and the only thing that is going to make this whole situation better is the proper treatment which is metrogel. You must go to the gynecologist promptly because this requires a prescription and the pH of your vagina is way off right now. The infection will only progress and become worse. Look up planned parenthood in your area to see if there is one and call to make sure you can receive treatment underage as a minor. If they allow it, which they probably will, and you have cash, and transportation to get there and pay for treatment go ahead and do so immediately. If not be upfront with mom, you have no choice, trust me you don't want this to get worse.

RepHresh restores and maintains the PH level. PH imbalance is what causes BV.