Can sex cause Bacterial Vaginosis?
- Lady Bits
- Mar 7, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 12, 2024
The short answer is yes! Let’s acknowledge that Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is not a form of STI, for the simple reason that younger females who aren’t sexually active can experience BV too.
So then why does intercourse cause or lead to BV?
Researchers have done some work on this topic and they found two possible reasons for this. One is that the alkaline nature of semen can alter the pH of the vagina encouraging pathogenic bacterial overgrowth.
The other reason is that, just like the vaginal cavity, the penis too has an array of microflora (bacteria) living on the skin and especially under the foreskin of uncircumcised penises. During intercourse, the bacteria is exchanged and the incidence of BV increases in women who were sexually active, had multiple partners and had uncircumcised partners.
This is why using Lady Bits before or after intercourse can really help keep the pathogenic bacteria at bay! The formulation is especially designed to tackle a variety of pathogenic strains of bacteria without altering the pH or harming beneficial bacteria. Prevention is even better than treatment!
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