If you’re experiencing BV symptoms, you may be tempted to try to be even more clean than normal, but everyone we spoke to advises against excessive cleaning
Photo-Illustration: retailers When you have a cold, you know to reach for something like NyQuil. For a yeast infection, Monistat. But what do you do when you have bacterial vaginosis? This common vaginal infection occurs when normal bacteria that lives in the vagina overgrows, causing an imbalance that affects the pH of the vagina. According to Priyanka Jain, one of the co-founders of Evvy, an at-home vaginal microbiome test, it’s more prevalent than yeast infections.
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$6 at Grove Collaborative Buy ODDOBODY Full Brief $24 $24 Another lifestyle change you can make is switching to cotton underwear. “Cotton allows your body to breathe,” explains Dr. Gohar. “One-hundred-percent-cotton underwear is harder to find than you would imagine, as a lot of products are polyester or silk, but that change will have a huge impact for a lot of people.
$25 at Target Buy The Evvy Vaginal Health Check $129 Photo: retailer Jain is a little more skeptical about probiotics. She believes they can work, but says there is not a universal best option, as all vaginas are different. That’s why her company, Evvy, developed an at-home vaginal microbiome test.
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