Thirdly,

I want to tell everyone who has a problem with recurring BV to keep an eye out -- They have indeed finally figured out how to cure BV I think.

There is a new contraceptive they have come up with called BufferGel. Right now it is in clinical trials. It is a gel that contains Hydrogen Peroxide Producing Lacto. Their premise is that it will prevent pregnancy by maintaining an acidic environment in the vagina even in the presence of sperm. It should work fine for that. The "side effect" they expect it to have is that it should also protect women from many sexually transmitted diseases (since they are caused by anaerobic bacteria) including AIDS. They also feel pretty sure that it should help prevent Candida and BV by maintaining an acidic environment and a healthy level of "good" bacteria.

I am anxiously awaiting the realease of this on the market because I think they've finally stumbled onto a real treatment and possibly a cure, not to mention a fabulous non-intrusive method of birth control.

They are finally looking at building on what the body does naturally instead of their usual "kill kill kill" approach. Nice to see that some of those scientists actually have brains in their heads instead of just an interest in the almighty dollar.