My Itchy Bacterial Vaginosis Was Difficult to Treat Till I Tried Antibiotic Gel and Cream

The first time I had BV, I was in grad school in 2004. I had been dating my boyfriend for two years and I freaked out. I thought he gave me an STD. My vagina was on fire. I had this weird discharge and itched like I've never itched before. I thought he gave me the clap or whatever.

I didn't confront him at first. I went to the gyno. The doctor told me you get it from sex but that my partner was probably fine. They don't consider it an STD; it's exacerbated by sex. But I hadn't had an STD before and I wasn't used to the extreme itching. I was pissed. I had to take this nasty pill that made me feel disgusting.

Infected again
Later I got another case of BV. I'd hooked up with this guy and he got his finger near my ass and then put it in my vagina. Basically BV is this umbrella term for a couple different types of bacteria that you can have an overgrowth of. That time I got it because the guy that I hooked up with wasn't being very sanitary.

I got it one other time recently. I realized that I had a sinus infection and the flu and a new sexual partner my immune system was down. Any bacteria that he had in his mouth, his fingers, etc., basically set me off.