I wanted to thank all who have contributed their stories and remedies to this thread. After reading the info here and doing some of my own research, I have devised a plan for myself which I hope will be very effective. I hope to update other BV sufferers to encourge others to try home remedies as well.

I have suffered from BV for 8 years and didn't know what was really wrong with me until about 3 years ago. Even at that time, I didn't have the patience for home remedies, plus I was living with my grandparents and would have been moritfied if they had suspected me putting yogurt or other things in my vagina, lord forbid! I actually felt defeated and had almost resigned myself to living this way, until last week, when my EXTREMELY supportive boyfriend had gently mentioned that my smell was displeasing and the reason why he didn't always initiate sex when he wanted to. It was hard to hear that, but really, he has been kind and gentle about this problem for going on 4 years. I feel like its time to take control back over my body, and have the sex life I always dreamed of with the man I love. Heres my plan:

1. Clindesse to get rid of the years and years of yucky bad bacteria, sort of a fresh start. I had some on hand from a failed gyno visit last year (you know, the visit where your gyno brushes of your concerns and writes out a script.....)

2. Hydrogen-peroxide vaginal wash once a day for one week, then as needed after sex or during/after my period.

3. Probiotics of L. rhamanosus and L. reuteri, taken both orally and vaginally. I am waiting for my Femdophilus to come in the mail, then I will take 3/day orally and 1 every other day vaginally until I feel ready to slowly decrease my intake (after the colonies are reestablished).

4. Aci Jel to help maintain vaginal pH <4.5, definitely after sex and after my period. I am also waiting for that to come in the mail, I will probably do a couple days of Aci Jel before doing intravaginal probiotics, then alternate the two treatments.

5. Other steps such as no panties at night, using condomns for the next few months until things are normal, and taking other dietary supplements will all contribute to continued vaginal health. I think steps 2-4 are most important in establishing a healthy vaginal environment.


So far I have just done the clindesse and hydrogen peroxide wash while waiting for my other products to come in the mail. I have been odor-free for 5 days and it feels great, however, I haven't had sex or had my period, so I know the BV will be back if I don't get some happy bacteria back in me, lol. Oh, and I did one of those Vagisil pH kits, it said my pH is 5.5 (still too high), but the kit came with two testers, so I will do a retest after a few weeks to a month of my home treatment plan.

I want to thank everyone for the advice and ideas that contributed to my plan. I want to update everyone in the future, I feel very very hopeful that this can be a pernanent cure for me. I can plan on taking probiotics for the rest of my life, with peroxide washes and Aci Jel treatments occasionally, as needed. I would be perfectly happy with that if it means a spontaneous, clean, odor-free sex life, and no worry or embarrassment of a bad odor at the end of my 12 hour work day. Take care and good luck to all of you.