by Gerd Petersen & Ellen Dilga

In fact many women don’t know what the bacterial vaginosis symptoms are, so they don’t know whether they are suffering from the disorder or not. It’s pretty obvious that they need bacterial vaginosis treatment but in lots of cases women are not properly informed about what a ‘normal’ vaginal environment is that they think it is normal and just something that they have to accept. Surely, there are also some women that aren’t bothered with such symptoms at all.

What Are The Symptoms?

Unpleasant Vaginal Smell

For the women who have bacterial vaginosis symptoms, the main or most common one is an unpleasant or fishy vaginal odor. This bacterial vaginosis symptom can range in severity from

- mild, meaning the smell is barely noticeable, to

- pretty severe, where other people can smell it even when the patient is fully clothed.

It goes without saying that this unpleasant vaginal smell is not only the most common of the bacterial vaginosis symptoms, but also the one that in most cases motivates women to go to their doctor.

Vaginal Discharge Changes

Changes in the vaginal discharge are also a frequent bacterial vaginosis symptom. Many women confuse this with yeast infection.

– A woman suffering from yeast infection will have a vaginal discharge that can turn whitish, think and have a structure that looks like ‘cottage cheese’.

– The discharge is thinner and has a milk-white or grayish color for patients with bacterial vaginoses and some of them will feel a mild burning sensation from it. This is the symptom that mostly is accompanied by the unpleasant fishy smell but can also occur on its own.

High PH Level

Of all the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis, the one that is the most definitive indicator of bacterial vaginosis is hard for women to diagnose for themselves. It is a high pH level. It can be difficult to identify because you can’t do it by sight or feel.

You have two options;

- go to your doctor or
- get pH testing strips that will let you know what your vaginal pH level is.

Anything above a 4.2 is considered above normal, and the alkaline environment lets bacterial vaginosis thrive.

If you have any of these bacterial vaginosis symptoms, you should go to your doctor to get a proper diagnosis, and also to rule out any other, more serious but also more rare, medical conditions. Once you have your diagnosis, you can start with bacterial vaginosis treatment and trying to get rid of the condition for good.

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