Learn About Bacterial Vaginosis Causes And How To Get Rid Of Them Permanently

It has been proven that many women don't have much knowledge about the condition we call bacterial vaginosis and even less when it comes to the bacterial vaginosis causes. Medical science and research have not reached a final conclusion about this condition's true causes yet. Nevertheless they are pretty sure they are about to understand its true causes and why they occur. When we have the exact knowledge about it's true causes, it will be much easier to prevent their occurrence.

What most medical scientists, doctors and other medical professionals do agree on is that a main cause of this condition most likely is an imbalance in the bacterial levels in the vagina. Normally the vagina contains a mixture of what is considered as 'good' and 'bad' bacteria. When - for some reason - a process is started that causes the 'bad' bacteria to overgrow and overwhelm the 'good' then the bacterial vaginosis condition occurs.

So, the next question that follows would naturally by what makes these 'bad' bacteria to start overgrowing the 'good' ones? What we're looking for is and answer to what causes the bacterial vaginosis causes. As mentioned above, the medical community hasn't reached a definitive consensus yet, nevertheless recently published research emphasizes the imbalance occurring because of a change in the pH balance of the vagina.

For example, one of the 'good' bacteria is called Lactobacillus. This specie thrives in the optimal vaginal pH balance of about 3.5-4.2, which is slightly acidic. Gardnerella vaginallis is the 'bad' bacteria that we think is the main cause of bacterial vaginosis, thrives at about pH 4.3 or higher, in other words in a more alkaline environment is what the medical experts think is the main cause of this condition.

You can't tell what the pH balance of your vagina is just by looking at it, or by the way you feel it. There are two ways to find it out; go to your doctor and get your pH balance checked or check it yourself with strips specially made for measuring pH balance. These strips you can buy at any pharmacy or health supplies store.

The reason why doctors hesitate to come out and definitively state that this is the true reason behind bacterial vaginosis is because, the causes themselves can sometimes be very hard to prove.

In this case, doctors have neither been able to prove that the pH imbalance causes bacterial vaginosis, nor that the bacterial vaginosis causes the pH imbalance, according to the strict criteria such proof requires.

What we know about the causes of bacterial vaginosis, even though it isn't definitive, can lead us in the right direction for bacterial vaginosis treatment and prevention. If we are aware of and address the issue of pH imbalance in the vagina, we can minimize the occurrence and thus the unpleasant symptoms of bacterial vaginosis. For more information about how to cure bacterial vaginosis for good, Click Here!

by Gerd Petersen & Ellen Dilga