Background
BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS
Bacterial vaginosis affects 23–50% of women [Current guidelines recommend the use of antibiotics, most commonly metronidazole, as first line treatment [Lactobacilli dominate the normal vaginal flora and produce lactic acid which lowers vaginal pH inhibiting the growth of other bacterial species. Bacterial vaginosis is associated with a rise in vaginal pH and overgrowth of mostly anaerobic bacteria [