Has anyone ended up with recurring bacterial vaginosis due to the use of an IUC, Mirena?

i got it just from pregnancy. antibodics such as flagil kill it within a wk. foley caths are a sterile procedure but unless takin care of properly could cause infection.

You do NOT get BV from having sex too much, although it can sometimes contribute. Other contributing factors can include douching, a history of STDs and tampon usage. Being treated for BV doesn...

a few days

No. Lucky for them, they don't react to it at all. They are not carriers and it is not sexually transmitted. There are some studies that link getting BV with being sexually active and having...

BV is treatable with antibiotics prescribed by a health care provider. Two different antibiotics are recommended as treatment for BV: metronidazole or clindamycin.Although BV will sometimes clear u...

yes, and it could be a yeast infection too.

Please see the web page for more details on Bacterial vaginosis.

If your doctor performed the test and it came up negative, I would go with that. If you are still not sure, or want to try and rule out something else, I would suggest going to the drug store and ...