How did I get bacterial vaginitis?

How did I get bacterial vaginitis?

Michael Tahery (Obstetrician & Gynecologist) gives expert video advice on: What is the difference between a yeast infection and bacterial vaginitis?; How did I get a vaginal yeast infection?; How will my doctor test for a vaginal infection? and more...

Bacterial vaginitis can be sexually transmitted. A lot of women that wash a lot use Jacuzzis. They can get vaginal infections or contamination of the vaginal environment with bacteria from the rectum or the skin around it. So there are many different ways that the bacteria can be introduced into the vaginal area. Then what happens is that because of very little competition, these bacteria grow and they produce the discharges that cause the abnormal smell, color and so on.