Learn About Bacterial Vaginosis Causes And How You Can Treat Them



Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009

by Ellen Dilga
Natural Health Remedies

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.

The next question is obviously what makes the 'bad' bacteria overgrow? What we're asking is; what causes the bacterial vaginosis causes? Like we have already said, medical professionals haven't come to a definitive consensus yet, however, research that was recently published points to the imbalance happening because of a change in the pH balance of the vagina.

Let's take an example; Lactobacillus is a so called 'good' bacteria that thrives in the optimal vaginal pH balance which is about 3.5-4.2, a value that's slightly acidic. Gardnerella vaginalis is a so called 'bad' bacteria and this bacteria thrives in a more acid environment with pH levels of 4.3 or more. That's the reason doctors and other medical professionals are starting to believe that pH balance in the vagina is the crucial trigger of this unpleasant  condition.

It's impossible to tell the pH balance of your vagina just by looking at it or by the way it feels. You can measure your pH balance by visiting your doctor or using a pH balance strip that you can purchase at a pharmacy or health supplies store. To come out and definitively state that this is the true cause of this condition, require strong proof. The reason doctors don't do this yet is because the causes themselves can sometime be very difficult prove.

With regard to this condition, medical research has neither been able to scientifically prove that the pH imbalance causes bacterial vaginosis, nor that the bacterial vaginosis causes the pH imbalance.
 
What we know about bacterial vaginosis causes, 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. Click the links above for learn more!
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