VAGINOSIS SYMPTOMS

Fifty percent of women with BV have no symptoms at all. If you do, you'll probably notice a greyish vaginal discharge, itchiness, redness, and an unpleasant fishy odour. Researchers think the odour is more marked during menstruation and following sexual intercourse.

The symptoms are caused by the bacterium Gardnerella vaginalis. Like many other vaginal infections, BV is thought to reduce the number of health-promoting lactobacilli bacteria in the vagina, a loss that can lead to the proliferation of bad bacteria.