perfumes and scents and avoiding douching completely will help with keeping BV away.
Taking a probiotic such as acidophilus or eating yogurt three times a week will help to keep the good bacteria at a healthy level and will promote a healthy pH level.
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2. Bumps On Your Gums
This is something that can affect both men and women. Periodically, the body changes in order to overcompensate for other things that it may need to fight off.
During this time, sometimes those changes occur in the mouth in the form of bumps or excess on your gums or bottom of your teeth.
Treatment: Before you get all up in arms about it, check with your dentist, it may just be plaque build-up or a teeth problem. Also, it could be something like a blockage in a salivary duct.
Also NOT an STD. Make sure you are practicing a good oral hygiene routine daily, then see your dentist for any issues.
3. Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) happen commonly for women because of the shortened urethra that can become exposed to harmful bacteria. When bacteria enter the urethra, it travels to the bladder causing an infection that can create symptoms such as burning and pain during urination, cloudy or smelly urine, frequent urination and lower back pain.
Commonly, many women end up with bladder infections after sex due to the bladder being full during sex and because of the bacteria that have now been introduced to the vulva during sex.
It is always recommended that women empty their bladders before having sex and urinate after sex to kill off any bacteria that may have collected around the urethra.
Treatment: Bladder infections are cured by the use of antibiotics over the course of five to seven days and must be prescribed by a physician after getting a formal diagnosis.
Products such as 100% all-natural cranberry juice are great to use to keep the bladder balanced and free of bacterial buildup.
Over-the-counter products made of cranberry extract can