My boyfriend and i both got treated for BV, but symptoms come back, please help

what antibiotics have u tried so far ?

Hello,

What about sea salt baths for both of you?

And for the lady as well "BV Gel" to insert. Bought from Chemists.

his sperm and your period can play a major part!

You may need to change your lifestyle (diet etc.) and be more healthy. Also he must shower pretty much every-time before have sexual activity. This may improve reduce the problems.

Yes I agree it is so annoying to have this problem. Apart from the PH balance in the vagina there can be germs everywhere and even with being scrupulously attentive to clean areas there are more things to consider. That which is around you: things like toilet rolls need to kept in a clean enclosed area, you need to wash like their's no tommorow, wash clothes and towels ever more often. I have found that it was the new type of toilet roll that could not be clean just out of it's packet possbily from the chemicals used. Everywhere in what you use could be treated with bleach or chemicals that you are adversley affected by. It gets to the point where you think you are barmy. And even using too much or the wrong type of soap, shampoo, washing powder, bleach products could trigger the BV. I have been there. As well as travelling on buses, trains, planes, using different toilets, toilet paper etc can cause BV. There are germs everywhere. Wash till you drop and have a cup of sea salt in your clean baths. Change your shampoo perhaps as I have. Do not use hair conditioner in the shower. What it is like to be a human being...I am going to come back as a robot. Oh yes to continue.. Wear plastic gloves when cleaning yourself so that all areas are free from any germs that may be on you hands. Wash wash wash and wash but of course that may not be right either. God help us...then mediate, wait, have good thoughts, pray, make a to do list for when you are better and you imagine living in utopia, then go to yoga classes with the thoughts that all nasty things in the world are going to swept away like the tides. And even if you get ill again you will bounce back into wellness and live a normal life.

You probably should start wearing condoms because there is a good chance your bf's bacteria is throwing off your pH and, I hate to say this, it could be a permanent issue when having unprotected sex with him. If you guys want to continue having sex, you just have to wear condoms. In the meantime, you should try taking probiotics that contain lactobacillus acidophilus to promote the growth of healthy bacteria. This will help minimize infection, but if your trigger is his sperm then there is nothing to prevent it other than condom usage.

Another idea that you could think about when you are well is leaving your boyfriend. Anything as bad as Bacteria Vaginosis and your health and day to day life is not worth the pain and misery that may be caused by this man.