Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!How to make a pessary/suppository out of coconut, tea tree and lavender essential oils
Making vaginal pessaries or suppositories is easy with coconut and essential oils, used for minor flora imbalances like a yeast infection.
Aunt Vadge: antibiotics for BV made everything worse and gave me a UTI
Antibiotics for BV that keep making things worse (and triggering UTIs) point to a biofilm and a depleted microbiome – here's how to break the cycle.
Coping with the shame associated with BV
Shame associated with BV and other vaginal disorders can be debilitating.
The Depo Provera and BV – help or hindrance?
We discuss the impact of the Depo Provera contraceptive injection on BV.
Aunt Vadge: can I use ‘womb pearls’ to treat BV?
Are 'womb pearls' a safe way to treat BV? No – here's why to avoid vaginal detox pearls, plus what actually helps recurrent BV.
Using vitamin C instead of boric acid due to breastfeeding
Yes, you can switch up boric acid for vitamin C, however boric acid has more going for it than just its acidic properties.
Can I use human breast milk instead of animal milk for milk kefir ferments?
Human breast milk is actually a great option for making dairy-free ferments with your kefir or even healthy vaginal secretions.
Am I allergic to milk kefir?
A woman is concerned she is allergic to milk kefir - what should she do?
Aunt Vadge: persistent BV despite numerous treatments
Two years of vulval burning and rawness with clear BV swabs points beyond BV – often lichen sclerosus. Why a biopsy is worth pushing for.
Aunt Vadge: smelly discharge, no infection – what’s wrong with me?
A strong vaginal smell with every infection test negative? If it began after something was inserted, a retained tampon must be ruled out first.
Aunt Vadge: a vaginal infection that won’t go away
A vaginal infection that won't go away despite treatment usually means it was never properly diagnosed. Why a full microbiome test breaks the cycle.
Lauren tells us her BV story – read it!
A woman's BV symptoms disappear with an elimination diet and other treatments under the guidance of her naturopath. See what she's doing.
Review: Klaire Labs Ther-biotic Complete
This probiotic contains a couple of species native to healthy vaginal tracts, however it is more geared toward the gut. We examine.
Aunt Vadge: semen of different ethnicities and using metro gel as part of the BV treatment
She has a dirty weekend coming up and a few questions about BV and antibiotic gel and Latin men's semen.
Donna Plus Flora intima women’s probiotic
Donna Plus Flora is a vaginal probiotic available in Spain that contains vagina-specific probiotic bacteria.
Study: Lactobacilli resistance to low temperatures – can we really freeze kefir?
Freezing kefir or other probiotics isn't necessarily a good idea - strain matters. Here's a small study on four popular probiotic strains and how they fared with freezing.
I’m pregnant – can I use the Killing BV treatments?
There are some Killing BV treatments that are NOT safe for use during pregnancy or nursing. Check out the special sections in the support section.
How pH affects glycogen degradation in the vagina and affects lactobacilli growth
The acidity or alkalinity of the vagina impacts on how glycogen is broken down by amylase. This impacts lactobacilli numbers. We explain how.
Study: the impact of temperature and pH on biofilm formation – it matters!
Temperature and pH make all the difference to biofilm formation in several studied bacteria.
Why duration matters when treating BV
One reason why BV treatments don't work is that they are not done diligently or for long enough. Here's some more tips.