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Why Do I Keep Getting Thrush?

7 Reasons Thrush Keeps Coming Back.  Thrush is a common fungal infection that affects a significant portion of the population. While most cases clear up quickly with medication, some individuals...

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Why Do I Keep Getting Thrush?

7 Reasons Thrush Keeps Coming Back.  Thrush is a common fungal infection that affects a significant portion of the population. While most cases clear up quickly with medication, some individuals...

Thrush Hour! How to tell if it’s Thrush or BV

Symptoms of bacterial vaginosis (BV) are often mistaken for thrush, even though you are twice as likely to have BV – so we want to help women identify the problem so...

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Thrush Hour! How to tell if it’s Thrush or BV

Symptoms of bacterial vaginosis (BV) are often mistaken for thrush, even though you are twice as likely to have BV – so we want to help women identify the problem so...

BV – Take Control by Knowing Your Triggers

Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is twice as common as thrush and recurring BV can be particularly annoying. It is estimated to come back in more than half of women within...

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BV – Take Control by Knowing Your Triggers

Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is twice as common as thrush and recurring BV can be particularly annoying. It is estimated to come back in more than half of women within...

My Story – Coping with BV at Work

Dionne, a 35 year old Clerical Officer from London has suffered with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) since her early teens and found that having recurring BV started to affect her confidence...

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My Story – Coping with BV at Work

Dionne, a 35 year old Clerical Officer from London has suffered with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) since her early teens and found that having recurring BV started to affect her confidence...

Online Symptom Checker Empowers Thousands of Women to Help Themselves When it Comes to Vaginal Health

Figures have shown that a new symptom checker launched by Balance Activ in June 2017 has already been used nearly 120,000 times[i] by people worried about their intimate health. The...

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Online Symptom Checker Empowers Thousands of Women to Help Themselves When it Comes to Vaginal Health

Figures have shown that a new symptom checker launched by Balance Activ in June 2017 has already been used nearly 120,000 times[i] by people worried about their intimate health. The...

BV and Your Body

Take control and get your confidence back BV is estimated to occur in one in three women at some point in their lives. Sometimes there won’t be any noticeable symptoms...

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BV and Your Body

Take control and get your confidence back BV is estimated to occur in one in three women at some point in their lives. Sometimes there won’t be any noticeable symptoms...

Recurring BV and Your Sex Life

As many women will know, having sex can trigger a bout of bacterial vaginosis, or BV, and recurring BV can really spoil the mood for you. BV is one of...

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Recurring BV and Your Sex Life

As many women will know, having sex can trigger a bout of bacterial vaginosis, or BV, and recurring BV can really spoil the mood for you. BV is one of...

Time to Talk About Intimate Health – How Your Pharmacist Can Help

Sonal Davda MRPharmS, Chel Pharmacy, London W1 Sonal is a practicing pharmacist at Chel Pharmacy in London and has joined the Balance Activ Intimate Health Taskforce because she’s passionate about...

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Time to Talk About Intimate Health – How Your Pharmacist Can Help

Sonal Davda MRPharmS, Chel Pharmacy, London W1 Sonal is a practicing pharmacist at Chel Pharmacy in London and has joined the Balance Activ Intimate Health Taskforce because she’s passionate about...

Are You Confident or Coy When it Comes to Intimate Health?

New research by Balance Activ reveals more than half of us would wait a week or two to see if a health issue would go away before taking other action,...

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Are You Confident or Coy When it Comes to Intimate Health?

New research by Balance Activ reveals more than half of us would wait a week or two to see if a health issue would go away before taking other action,...

Discharge – Know your Normal

Your guide to vaginal discharge by Helen Knox As a sexual health nurse specialist, I often get asked ‘is this normal?’. Vaginal discharge is something women are often embarrassed to...

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Discharge – Know your Normal

Your guide to vaginal discharge by Helen Knox As a sexual health nurse specialist, I often get asked ‘is this normal?’. Vaginal discharge is something women are often embarrassed to...

The Vagina – Myths and Facts

Some common myths about the vagina explained Women have always been showered with misinformation and half truths about their bodies, in particular when it comes to vaginal health. With the...

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The Vagina – Myths and Facts

Some common myths about the vagina explained Women have always been showered with misinformation and half truths about their bodies, in particular when it comes to vaginal health. With the...

Millions of People are Confused about Their Bodies

Balance Activ Campaign Aims to Help People Understand their Intimate Health Recent research we conducted showed that men and women in the UK are often confused about how their bodies...

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Millions of People are Confused about Their Bodies

Balance Activ Campaign Aims to Help People Understand their Intimate Health Recent research we conducted showed that men and women in the UK are often confused about how their bodies...