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I feel so alone!

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jen_79548
jen_79548

Hi 😃

Has anyone tried the Balance Complex for women? I've read some good reviews and some bad ones which claim all the good ones are from people being paid/offered a free bottle. Any input? I want to try it out coz I feel like I'm at a dead end but I don't live in the US and shipping is VERY expensive. I really just want to find something to at least lessen the symptoms. I feel like it's never going to go away and I'll have to live the rest of my life embarassed and insecure 😦 BV makes people feel so alone coz not many people understand it. Like my family. They say I'm making the problem up and that there is no issue, which I suppose is good that they have never smelt me but in a way it makes me feel like no one is on my side. ANY ADVICE would be appreciated! Thanks and I hope someone magically discovers a cure for us!

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  • tmb719
    tmb719 jen_79548

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    hi Jen! I felt like you! 6 years of BV and nothing treated the symptoms. I Figured out why! I also had an overgrowth of ureaplasma, a bacteria that most sexually active people have in their bodies. Most doctors don't test for it, and it causes no harm unless it overgrows, then it mimics BV. Im starting my second week of doxycycline for it, and I have almost 100% no itching. im even on my period and no intense smell like i used to have during it. I Had BV AND ureaplasma. check into it. It could be making your symptoms worse. I found that unsweetened hot green tea with manuka honey as well as warm water with fresh lemon seemed to help my excess discharge because they are anti bacterial. I Went 6 years, you are not alone!

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