Urgent Alert: BV Is Sexually Transmitted, and Most Treatments Ignore the Root Cause BV Is an STD, and We’ve Been Treating It Wrong for Years For years, bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been misunderstood and mistreated. While traditionally considered an imbalance in the vaginal microbiome, groundbreaking research now confirms that BV is actually a sexually transmitted infection (STI) . This revelation could revolutionize treatment approaches and significantly reduce BV recurrence rates. BV Identified as an STI, Changing the Game A major study has confirmed that bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an STI, challenging long-held beliefs about its origins and treatment. Affecting nearly one in three women globally, BV has been linked to infertility, premature birth, and increased susceptibility to other infections . Researchers from Monash University and Alfred Health at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre published their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, shedding new l...