What is bacterial vaginosis?
Bacterial vaginosis refers to an overgrowth of vaginal bacteria, resulting in vaginitis. Symptoms may include a foul smelling discharge, itchiness, inflammation and tenderness of the vaginal and labial area.
How do members experience bacterial vaginosis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bacterial vaginosis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for bacterial vaginosis*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
44
Tried for
bacterial vaginosis
(1)
*Data from patients with bacterial vaginosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with bacterial vaginosis*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
bacterial vaginosis
(1)
*Data from patients with bacterial vaginosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has bacterial vaginosis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 19 | |
| 20s | 21 | |
| 30s | 26 | |
| 40s | 30 | |
| 50s | 19 | |
| 60s | 7 | |
| 70+ | 8 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 4 | |
| Female | 121 |
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