Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Lactobacillus: the protective bacteria your vagina needs
Lactobacilli are the protective bacteria that keep a vagina healthy – what they do, which species matter, and how to rebuild them.
Causes of vaginitis or vaginosis
Vaginitis and vaginosis have many possible causes, from BV and yeast to STIs and skin conditions – a guide to telling them apart.
Telling your girlfriend she has bad vag
Noticed your girlfriend's vagina smells off? How to raise it kindly, what usually causes it, and how to actually fix it.
Understanding BV in pregnancy
BV in pregnancy is bad news for your baby. Find out what to do.
Being diagnosed with BV
If you want to get tested and don't know what to expect, read this and find out what they do to you.
Vaginosis or vaginitis?
Vaginitis is inflammation; vaginosis is a bacterial imbalance without it – and the difference changes how you treat it.
Trichomonas vaginalis (trich, trichomoniasis)
Trichomoniasis (trich) is the world's most common curable STI – how to spot it, how it's treated, and how it affects your vaginal microbiome.
Gardnerella and bacterial vaginosis: what it actually does
Gardnerella is the key bacteria behind BV – what it does to your vagina, why it keeps returning, and what actually helps.
Yeast, BV or something else? A symptom checker
Itchy, fishy, sore or just not right? How to tell yeast from BV - and the three other things it could be.
Why antibiotics don’t always work on BV
Why BV keeps coming back after antibiotics - biofilms, resistance and reinfection - and the evidence-based options that actually help.
Bacterial vaginosis – why does my vagina smell like fish?
That fishy smell is almost always bacterial vaginosis (BV) - what causes it, and how to clear it for good.
Is BV sexually transmitted? What the research shows
BV can be sexually transmitted, and treating a male partner nearly halved BV recurrence in a 2025 trial.
The BV biofilm: why your bacterial vaginosis keeps coming back
The BV biofilm is the sticky shield of Gardnerella bacteria that lets bacterial vaginosis survive antibiotics and keep coming back. Here is what it is and how to tackle it.
Are Black women really more prone to BV?
BV is about twice as common in Black women, often because a diverse, lower-lactobacilli vaginal microbiome is simply a different kind of normal.
Why BV leaves you wide open for STIs
BV strips out the protective bacteria that defend your vagina, and research links it to a higher risk of catching STIs - here is why.
Do or don’t? Douching in BV, AV and yeast infections
Whether douching helps or harms depends entirely on what is already living in your vagina – here is when to skip it and when it has a place.