My Period/Birth Control/ and BV! Help needed!?

Question

I used to get BV [bacterial vaginosis] constantly with an old boyfriend. I wasnt on birth control at the time...i didnt have it for quite a while, ...we broke up yadda yadda, i have had a different boyfriend for going on 5 months, i was on the birth control pill for the 3 months with no problems, no period also due to the pills, once i got off them, ive got BV again...putting things together...were the pills and NOT having a period helping me stear clear of the BV? and now that i'm off them everything has gone haywire again...this is just a thought of course...but umm could this be right?

Answer 1

First things first – with the old boyfriend were you using condoms?

s***n can interfere with a woman’s natural vaginal balance, if it is already affected it can bring on a full-blown infection, although more commonly than not it is simply a bad reaction to the boyfriend, seriously some times you will come across men where for some reason their s***n sends your cootchie into a fit. If using condoms then perhaps you are actually looking at an allergy problem, latex is one thing to look at another is the spermicide on the condoms which is often the cause of irritation in women.

Menstrual blood can bring on BV because menstrual blood is different in pH to your normal vaginal environment, however this does not occur unless you have an underlying problem to begin with. The major factor menstruation has on BV comes from what you use while on your period, one of the main causes of BV is tampon use. This is because of a number of factors, mainly because tampons stop your v****a from cleaning itself as it would normally and give bacteria the perfect place to multiply in your v****a – a nice warm moist porous environment where there is lots of nutritious menstrual blood. Commercial tampons also contain synthetics, additives, chemicals and bleach, all of which can have a negative effect on your v****a. Even pads aren’t without their problems, like commercial tampons commercial pads contain the same sort of  synthetics, additives, chemicals and bleach, also due to the synthetics used they turn your v***a into moist warm places for bacteria to multiply too. Short answer to this is to use other options such as cloth or organic pads, and either menstrual cups or softcups, neither of which are linked with vaginal infections.

Forget the pill, periods and so on, I see where you are coming from but it is more likely that you are looking at a negative reaction to chemicals being put into your v****a – basically the main cause of BV – a lot of women do not even realise this is the case. I had chronic BV as a child from using tampons, I had no idea until I went into study menstrual and sexual health, since using a menstrual cup I haven’t had a single vaginal infection. Think about the simple explanations rather than the complex ones – look at the obvious causes for irritation and BV (BTW, has a doctor actually confirmed it is BV?), also some people never find obvious explanations so all you have to do is take preventative measures such as safe s*x, avoid chemicals around your v****a, and take pro-biotics.

Answer 2

OK! Through my past experiences I have found that I have gotten BV a whole lot! I couldn't understand WHY I kept getting this over and over again... (with all my ex-boyfriends) My doctor told me you get BV a lot if your partner is having s*x with other women.  Why? because when a man have s*x with another woman there is different Bacteria (healthy) in every woman.  Every woman has different bacteria... when he comes home and have s*x with you the two different bacterias mix together causing BV... you get a bad fishy smell.  There is nothing you can do about it.  Now that I am married, (finally to a faintful man) I haven't had BV in over four years.  My only conclusion is that my doctor was right.  If you have a faintful partner (after you treat your BV) you will, and shouldn't get it again.

Answer 3

Check with your doctor. I used to get BV all the time with my ex (abetween 1-3 times a year) but I haven't had it since I left him and met my current boyfriend (only 2 partners I have had in 10 years). I wasn't on birth control and I now have an IUD that I didn't have then. I also have a friend that had similar probs. Her b/f apparently screwed around on her a lot, she even tested for std's and was clean. As gross as it sounds it seems he may have been transferring it to her, not sure if this is possible, I'm no doctor, but when she told me about that I started to wonder about my ex too. Best thing to do is talk to your doctor.