PASSED Menstrual Hygiene Day 28 May 2019
Breaking the silence and building awareness around periods means women and girls can work on reaching their full potential without a period getting in the way.
USA: painful sex and have Medicare? Your treatment is NO LONGER excluded from Medicare Part D
If you are menopausal, are experiencing pain during sex, and have Medicare in the USA, your drug treatments are covered.
Finegoldia magna in BV
Finegoldia magna is often found naturally in the vagina as a friendly commensal bacteria, but can also be associated with and contribute to bacterial vaginosis. Finegoldia magna can cause a vinegar or ammonia-like smell from the vagina, and compete with friendly lactobacilli.
Understanding vaginal pH
We explain vaginal pH and how it relates to your vaginal smells. If you have a funny smell coming out of your vagina and need to test your vaginal pH, we explain how.
What to do when your period smells like death
Got a vagina that smells like death? We explain what's going on in great detail, with treatment ideas, so that you can solve your bad vag problems quickly and effectively.
Microbes that gentian violet is effective (and ineffective) against
Look over the list of bacteria that gentian violet will be effective against to make sure your bacterial vaginosis bacteria is on the list. If it's not, you'll need to check the support section for the comparison chart of treatment options.
Killing BV Success Story: my BV is gone!
Another success story from the Killing BV treatment program, where both partners of the relationship are being treated using our one-of-a-kind methods.
Killing BV Success Story: I cured my BV!
A woman has cured her BV using a combination of the treatments we recommended to her, using our treatment program in Killing BV.
Study: herbal medicine in PCOS improves symptom management
A randomised controlled trial in women with PCOS reveals the power of certain herbal medicines when combined with diet and lifestyle changes.
Magnesium for stabilising blood sugar in PCOS
Magnesium can help manage blood sugar in women with PCOS, diabetes or other blood sugar/insulin resistance disorders. We explain exactly how it works and why you should - or shouldn't - take magnesium to help manage your blood sugar in PCOS.
What is a facultative anaerobe? How bacteria ‘breathes’ (or not)
We briefly discuss what makes a vaginal bacteria able to survive in both oxygen-rich and oxygen-deprived environments, with bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis bugs as our examples.
Using InterFase Plus – penis (Killing BV)
We explain how to use InterFase or InterFase Plus as a penis treatment for BV-related biofilms in men, with clear instructions for dosage and application.
Understanding E. coli biofilms in recurrent UTIs
We look into E. coli's biofilms in a bit more detail, explaining exactly why biofilms contribute to recurrent urinary tract infections and other vaginal infections.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) in urinary tract infections
We explain E. coli and how it works in urinary tract infections.
Strong ammonia smell in vagina – which bacteria you have in BV
We delve into what bacteria cause ammonia smells to come from your vagina, especially with a diagnosis of BV. There are only a few bacteria that cause ammonia-like vaginal odours, so you can narrow it down and get effective treatment.
What do BVAB1, BVAB2 and BVAB3 mean in BV tests?
We explain what they mean when they say 'BVAB' - bacterial vaginosis-related bacteria - in your BV test results, helping you to understand why these mysterious letters appear and what you can do about them.
What to expect from your period
We go over what you should expect from your first ever periods and talk over how to manage them, including what products to buy, how to predict your periods, and what cramps mean.
What your period blood colour and consistency means
Wondering what clots in your period mean? Why period might be brown sometimes? What bleeding between periods could indicate? We explain the different colours, consistencies and (ir)regularities of your period.
How stress causes acne
Learn how and why stress hormones can cause or worsen acne, by learning the hormonal cascades that run our bodies. If you suffer from stress and acne, you need to read this. Get your science goggles on.
How to test your urinary pH
We teach you how to take a urinary pH test at home, for cheap, and how to read and interpret the results.