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Some women did not know that they had an infection until after pap smear examination has done. I am one of them, I have been busy and I never notice that I had an infection until the result of my pap smear had arrived. Some may have bacterial infection but no symptoms presents.

A typical symptom of bacterial infection is an excessive vaginal discharge, itching, burning during urination, discomfort or pain during sexual intercourse and an unpleasant odor.  Usually the discharge is thin and grayish white or sometimes a yellowish or brownish discharge.

Vaginal infection is caused by imbalance in the bacterial present in the vagina. Vagina maintains a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria.  For some reason, it seems that a combination of a multiple bad bacteria begin to outnumber the good bacterial and probably get some form of vaginal infection. Some factors that may increase the risk of having bacterial infection are new sexual partners, vaginal douching and cigarette smoking. However, bacterial vaginosis can be developing in some women who had not been sexually active. Others factors include direct exposure to bad bacteria or hormonal changes, pregnancy, STD’s, pregnancy, menopause, stress and illness.

Treatment is quick and easy so if you think that you have a vaginal infection, visit your physician to find out.  In my case, my obgyne prescribed me antibiotic, doxycycline taken twice a day for one week and vaginal suppository, neo-penotran for one week.

December 29th, 2009 | Tags: bacterial infection, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal infection | Category: Womens Health | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL