Foods to Help Keep Your Vagina Healthy
You’ve probably heard that drinking cranberry juice reduces your chances of developing urinary tract infections, but did you know it also wards off vaginal infections? Compounds found in cranberries could balance the vagina’s pH level, and its acidic property helping fight bacteria that cause infections. Be sure to read the […]
Did You Know Stress Can Disrupt Gut and Vaginal Microbiome?
In fact, yes stress can disrupt a body’s microbiome, both in the gut and the vagina. The “fight-or-flight” response that people experience when under stress may be harmful to the vaginal flora, especially if the stress persists on a long-term basis.
Here’s the science bit for you brainiacs: prolonged exposure to […]
10 Ways to Keep Your Vagina Healthy and Happy
- When washing the area around the vagina (the vulva) gently use warm water and plain, unperfumed soaps every day.
- Douches can be very disruptive to the normal vaginal flora so avoid them.
- Avoid perfumed toilet paper and don’t use scented intimate products.
- Consider taking a probiotic designed […]
Tips to Stop Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) from Recurring
BV has a high recurrence rate. But it can be stopped. How can you stop bacterial vaginosis from recurring? Your vaginal microbiome health may hold the clues to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
BV is the most common vaginal infection to affect women of reproductive age caused by the imbalance of the […]
BV is the most common vaginal infection to affect women of reproductive age caused by the imbalance of the […]
Know Your Vaginal Microbiome
Did you know your vagina is home to millions of micro-organisms that are responsible for your vaginal health? Known as the “Vaginal Microbiome”, this community of more than 50 species of hard-working microbes has never gotten the attention it deserves, due in large part to society’s discomfort talking about the [...]
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) – Causes, Risk Factors and Symptoms
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an infection of the vagina caused by an overgrowth of harmful bacteria. Any woman can get BV, however it occurs more frequently in sexually active women in their childbearing years. BV is NOT a sexually transmitted disease, but, if left untreated, it can lead...