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Causes
What causes the balance of bacteria to change?
The vagina is normally quite acidic (pH 3.8 - 4.5). Certain
things can cause the acidity to be reduced (increasing the pH).
This makes it hard for the healthy bacteria to survive, and
encourages overgrowth of the unwanted bacteria. The main causes in
younger women are:
- prolonged menstruation (your period)
- use of IntraUterine Devices (IUD’s, commonly known as the
coil)
- frequent douching (washing out unwanted organisms along with
the normal harmless bacteria)
- perfumed intimate products
- sex without a condom (semen has a higher pH level than the
vagina)
Other causes can include having a new sexual partner, multiple
sexual partners, same sex sexual partners, the menopause (during
and/or directly after) and hormone imbalances.
This bacterial imbalance is not caused by poor hygiene; in fact
excessive washing of the vagina may alter the normal balance of
bacteria.
BV is not a sexually transmitted infection - any male sexual
partners you might have would not need any treatment. You do not
need to be sexually active to get the condition.