Further testing is not generally needed if your BV symptoms get better. However, if the course of antibiotic treatment does not work, retesting is advisable, in case something else is causing the symptoms or the BV has not responded to treatment. Follow up testing may be recommended in pregnant women who have had BV, to [...]

Recurrent BV is common. If you’re getting the same symptoms you’ve had diagnosed before, a doctor can assess you online, prescribe treatment where appropriate. They can discuss what can help reduce how often it returns, including, if you have a male partner, whether treating them at the same time could help. If your symptoms are [...]

This is an area where the advice has changed recently. BV wasn’t traditionally treated in partners, but recent Australian research has found that when a woman has BV and her male partner is treated at the same time, the BV is more likely to clear and less likely to come back. The partner’s treatment is [...]