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Originally Posted by Vanessa
BTW...I am wondering if the problem could be THIS boyfriend. Again, never had this before with any other guy. Could his penis/skin just be too alkaline for me??? I've noticed a lot of women on this site notice onset of symptoms with a new partner...
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Thanks for the compliments. I don't really have medical knowledge, other than what other women have led me to with their own findings. I just have a logical brain & tenacity!
As to your question above, I have come to the conclusion that it's not that some men are giving us an infection, I believe it's that some men have higher alkaline semen than others. For most women it's probably no big deal. For those susceptible to pH imbalance, this higher pH semen is enough to change our vaginal environment. Just a theory.
When we get ourselves "cleared up" & sex or menstruation causes a flair up, I really think just doing a preventative treatment to add acidity (like the Acti-Gel or the Acid Jelly) should keep us in check. Another option is to always use condoms.
Right now the medical field isn't sure if the bad bacteria causes the imbalance or if the imbalance causes the bad bacteria to thrive OR if the good bacteria causes the good environment. I really believe that at some point we will find out that acidity is related to hormones & that changing hormones cause the acidity change, making us susceptible to the infection. Again, just another theory.