[MissCouture]

I know there is a huge thread on this already but my issue is slightly different as i know the actual cause of mine.
I have had BV on and off for the past year. It is due to a hormonal imbalance and i only get it in the week coming up to my period - almost every month.
I am using lactic acid gel to clear it up all the time but am looking for something a bit more permanent?!
Does anybody know if probiotics work?

Also my and my OH are ttc aswel so i have to be cautious with what we use etc.
Any advice is welcome.
Thank you
M.C

[Little]

BV during pregnancy (especially early pregnancy) can be quite damaging, especially since it's not advised to take the kind of strong antibiotics you might need to get rid of the infection during that first trimester. You may want to take this up with your OB to see if s/he has any input.

IMO it would not hurt to take probiotics; they are supposed to be very helpful. If you're not taking prenatal vitamins yet (you should while TTC,) try those as some women can kick chronic BV with folic acid. If you haven't switched to cotton non-thong underwear and stopped wearing tight bottoms, that would be a harmless way to help too.

Is there anything you've tried that didn't work, or things you've tried but wouldn't be comfortable continuing to do while TTC or pregnant?

[MissCouture]

I know it can be dangerous during early pregnancy and after already having a mc in June i really dont want it to happen again. I have been to my gynae and she always just recomends i use the lactic acid gel as it seems to work for me and is safe to use when pregnant but may affect ttc.
I have used the gel for the past 3 days and been drinking a probiotic drink every day since i wrote this post and its seems to have cleared up but most likely will come back next month.
I am also taking prenatal vitamins for the past 3months and the folic acid doesnt seem to have had any affect.

I do tend to wear tights to work every day but they dont seem to do anything so thats good i guess. I never wear thongs anymore because they do tend to make it significantly worse so looser underwear all the way. I have never and would never douche. I have never tried anything else as my gynae has told me not to.
Its just so strange that this has only been happening over the past year and i have never had it before then. Would love to know what triggered it in th first place.