annsal wrote:Cupcake wrote:Impunity wrote:KenyanLyrics wrote:I think people are confusing Yeast infection and bacterial vaginosis.
I'm lost.Kabisa.
BV is a condition caused by an imbalance of naturally occurring bacterial flora------results from an overgrowth of normal bacteria in the vagina.
I thought the imbalance causes the Yeast infection. correct me if am wrong.
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correction
The easiest ways to tell the difference between a yeast infection and a case of BV is the foul odour that comes with the discharge. While it is normal for a healthy vagina to contain a small amount of yeast (or Candida,) a yeast infection is an overgrowth of the bacteria called Candida albicans.
BV occurs when there is an overgrowth of "bad" bacteria (such as the Gardnerella bacteria.)
The smelly discharge is actually an infection called bacterial vaginitis (or vaginosis.)--foul smell (generally fish-like or almost metallic-smelling.)
A yeast infection should not have a smelly discharge.@ Annsal..twi hamwe???...tuko pamoja?