Bacterial vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis or vaginitis is an inflammation which occurs in the vagina and includes a number of strains of germ that cause bacterial vaginosis yeast infections and trichomoniasis. Many women wrongly believe that yeast infections are the most common type of vaginal infection but bacterial vaginosis is the most frequently occurring vaginal infection affecting from 10 percent to 64 percent of the female population at any given time.


Bacterial vaginosis occurs mainly during the reproductive years although women of all ages are susceptible to this infection that affects the vagina, urethra, bladder, and skin in the genital area.