r/VaginalMicrobiome

INERS IS MISREABLE…. I have 74% iners, 13% crispatus & the rest bad bv bacteria. I used metro for the BV per my doctor and then using vitanica suppositories inserted pretty much nightly. I am having uti like burning when i try to pee and it’s like i cant go and just little droplets come out and then im having burning right at the opening and i have a musty type of smell ( not normal for me) that when i was on metro, went away and now its back. Im so overwhelmed and just tired of being in pain all the time. What symptoms do you have if you have iners?? and how long did it take you to treat?

I need some serious help with healing my bacterial vaginosis. I have had it on and off for years now. I can’t seem to not catch it if anything enters my vagina. It doesn’t matter if it’s a finger, condom, no condom of who it is, I have always gotten BV from something entering it. I have tested positive for mycoplasma and ureaplasma about 6 months ago and got those treated for. I was really hoping that was the cause of consistently getting it but I just tested positive again for BV after having sex with someone. I really cannot keep dealing with this cycle and being on antibiotics for years on end. Does anyone know what else I should look into or how to heal it holistically??

I (25F) have had BV on and off for YEARS. Over a decade I would say. My flora is completely out of wack and hasn’t been the same since I started having sex. I’ve constantly had to take antibiotics and I fear that has made it worse.

The cycle goes:

1. Get BV from sex

2. Go to OBGYN, take antibiotics for BV

3. Gets a yeast infection from antibiotics (even with probiotics)

4. Take fluconazole for yeast infection

5. All the above treatments causing vaginal dryness, pain, and sensitivity. Sometimes even bleeding.

6. Gets BV again from sex

Repeat.

I almost feel like it’s become antibiotic resistant since I can only take flagyl (I’ve taken both oral and gel forms) and it just keeps coming back no matter what I do. I can’t take clindamycin due to an allergy.

My partner has also noticed my “smell” and it makes me so self conscious. I know it’s not him (I’m his first sexual partner ever).

I can’t keep doing this. I’ve literally cried over it so many times. So ladies, what are your experiences, tips, and advice with boric acid suppositories?

The success stories made me buy a bottle of it, but the cons of it/unsuccessful stories have kept me from touching them! I’m really scared/nervous since I have sensitive skin, and I’ve read it could cause burns.

Also worth mentioning, I unfortunately, also have HSV-1 genitally, and I’m afraid it could cause an outbreak.

Girlies, please help a sis out. Any help is greatly, truly appreciated. Thanks in advance… and sorry for the long post. Just getting really fed up.

TLDR: Recurrent BV and treatments have ruined my vaginal flora, wanting to try boric acid suppositories but afraid to due to possible side effects, and afraid it might cause an outbreak

I’ve had Recurrent thrush since Jan, I have now no symptoms anymore but my vaginal swab still shows heavy Candida albicans and grade 2 flora . My gyno keeps putting me on vaginal pessaries for thrush but they make me irritated and makes things worst . I was already on Intrafuconazole last month for a week also and this time around on fluconazole for two weeks . How can I fix grade 2 flora . I don’t have any smell and no discharge what to ever because I’m so dry . Has anyone experienced anything similar ?

Since January, I started having symptoms like a constant urge to urinate and pressure in my bladder, sometimes accompanied by burning in my vaginal area, as well as dryness. They did a vaginal culture and it came back positive for Candida, but it wasn’t treated because I didn’t have the typical symptoms. Then a month later I had another culture with a different gynecologist and it came back positive for bacterial vaginosis, and that time they gave me Fluomizin ovules, although my symptoms still weren’t typical—just dryness and occasional burning.

All of this is accompanied by pelvic pain. About four gynecologists have already ruled out PID. It’s not digestive or a bladder issue, so what could it be? I don’t know what could be happening to me.

Right now I only have pelvic pain, and sometimes a burning sensation that comes and goes, but nothing else.

I have dealt with a lot of reoccurring BV and have gotten treated for ureaplasma and mycoplasma and still get it. I want to do one of these home tests for my full microbiome but I’m nervous the are scams or of one is better than the other. Has anyone tried either of these or both?

So I went to the doctors to test for Clue cells (BV), Yeast, Trich, Mycoplasma, and a standard full STI panel. My tests only came back positive for Mycoplasma Genitalium which i’ve never had before. I then ordered myself a Juno Bio test expedited and sent a sample prior to starting antibiotics (doxy 7 days then azithro 4 days). Still finishing my antibiotic course and my results come back from Juno- 100% Candida Albican and negative for Mycoplasma Genitalium. I’m soooo confused? which test do I trust? Other disruptive bacterium detected was Ureaplasma 2.35%, Ureaplasma parvum 1.69%, Campylobacter ureolyticus 0.33%, Prevotella bivia 6.57%, Gardnerella vaginalis 4.79%, Gardnerella 2.92%, Strep and strep A both 0.30%, Finegoldia magna 0.29%, Aerococcus christensenii 0.16%.

I have one more day of azithro and made the dumb decision to have sex with my partner yesterday with a condom (he is also on antibiotics moxifloxacin 7 days) but after sex i’ve realized my symptoms are still present; itching, pelvic ache, urinary urgency.

What do I need to do? what are my next steps? I have another Juno Bio to be ordered in the next 3 months on auto. But i’m guessing I need to treat the candida… is the Ureaplasma a significant percentage?

I have yeast, and BV to get rid of with a very bad overall microbiome. I plan to treat the yeast first and then after that I want to start using vaginal probiotic suppositories stacked with oral. How often should I use a suppository? i’m getting the Life-Space Probiotic which can be inserted vaginally or taken orally, was also going to buy lactoferrin. Any advice, or recommendations for my healing journey would be so appreciated :)

Hey there. I am writing because I am very worried about my girlfriend’s “downstairs area” and we both don’t know what to do. A few weeks ago my absolutely amazing girlfriend who I would do anything for had an itch that began and would not go away from down there that has developed into a very chapped and hive covered rash. The rash started just around the vagina but has since moved up around the Anus. We have tried every cream and ointment as well as just letting it be uncovered but nothing will seem to get it to go away. We live in the United States and she missed the window to sign up for insurance and her workplace doesn’t offer it. We don’t have a ton of money but we have a bit. Aside from paying out of pocket does anybody know where my girlfriend could seek help or how she could get temporary insurance coverage?

I am itchy not in a normal way but a throw myself off a cliff from the torture way. I had a yeast infection last week, took a single pill for it. I used latex/lubricated condom. I can’t find non latex non lubed condoms for the life of me. Please help. Not on hormonal birth control and refuse to take it.

Has anyone used these vaginally? Did they cause irritation? I am using these soon because everything else irritates me

It’s says typical Bv

Protective 75.4%

Disruptive 24.6%

Prevotella bivia- 8.0

Prevotella timonensis-7.0

Gardnerella swidsinskii-2.2

Finegoldia magna

1.8%

Dialister other

1.4%

Gardnerella vaginalis 1.1%

Gardnerella leopoldii 1.1%

Enterococcus

faecalis-1.0%

Aerococcus urinae

0.9%