Helpful Articles

Recent research by Balance Activ highlighted that while nearly two thirds of people questioned are happy to talk to their partner or GP about their health, this number drops when...

The vagina is an incredible, complex and poorly understood part of our body. In many cultures, the vagina is not something that is talked about openly, and a recent survey...

It’s not often that vaginas make the headlines but recently we’ve read a spate of articles about ‘Yoni Oil’ that is being sold to women online as a health product....

If you’re reading this blog, then chances are you’re not a stranger to vaginal irritation, and the onset of summer can add to the list of things that upset your...

Although men or boys can’t actually GET bacterial vaginosis (BV), it’s the most common cause of abnormal discharge, and the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are often misunderstood by women and men,...

Millions of women in the UK get Bacterial Vaginosis (BV). There are effective treatments available for women with BV, and the NHS currently recommends a course of antibiotics to clear...

Sex can definitely trigger BV – so that means it’s an STI right? Wrong. BV can be triggered by sex without a condom, or oral sex, because semen or saliva can...

By Helen Knox, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Contraception and Sexual Health If you want to succeed in treating your BV (bacterial vaginosis) and stop it from coming back, it’s important...

I’m lucky enough to have a wonderful son, who is now aged 7, but he was born very prematurely, and we think it’s because I had BV when I was...

By Helen Knox Let’s face it, watery discharge, a fishy smell and vulval and/or vaginal irritation aren’t going to get you in the mood for great sex. And the irony...

Hot Baths and Yoghurt – a look at home remedies for BV and how effective they are There’s no doubt about it. BV is something women don’t like to talk...

Vaginal Health and Hygiene – how clean is too clean? Your vagina is a pretty amazing thing.  It supports a whole eco system of tiny micro-organisms, existing in perfect balance...