Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disease of the vagina.
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- noun medicine Any
disease orinfection of thevagina
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Examples
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Bacterial vaginosis occurs when the good bacteria in the vaginal area is overwhelmed by bad bacteria.
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Bacterial vaginosis occurs when the good bacteria in the vaginal area is overwhelmed by bad bacteria.
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Bacterial vaginosis occurs when the normal balance of bacterial in the vagina is altered, and the 'bad' bacteria are allowed to overgrow.
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The culprit could be a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis, which is when "bad" bacteria overwhelm the "good" bacteria that keep the gears turning in the pussy factory.
The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide Audrey Ference 2009
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Ecologic FEMI+ can be used to enhance the natural vaginal flora by preventing or alleviating any imbalance in this flora, thus inhibiting growth of pathogens and preventing the occurrence or recurrence of vaginal infections such as vaginosis and vaginitis. "
NutraIngredients RSS 2009
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The results of this study, if confirmed in larger trials, would suggest that vitamin D deficiency may be the cause for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy, and that supplementation of this vitamin might be worth investigating as an intervention to prevent preterm birth.
Vitamin D Deficiency and Bacterial Vaginosis - Causality or Guilt by Association? aka TBTAM 2009
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Lesbians are also at three times the risk for breast cancer than their heterosexual counterparts and face a whole range of STDs, including bacterial vaginosis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Homosexual males face anal cancer, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes simplex virus, and AIDS infection.
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Women in a same-sex relationship experience higher rates of breast cancer, cervical cancer, bacterial vaginosis and hepatitis C. (Gay and Lesbian Medical Health Association, “Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss With Their Health Care Provider”)
Proposition 8: Check Your Local Listings? – Collider.com 2009
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In a recent study sure to get a lot of media play, researchers have found an association between low vitamin D levels and the vaginal infection called bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women.
Vitamin D Deficiency and Bacterial Vaginosis - Causality or Guilt by Association? aka TBTAM 2009
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Bacterial vaginosis (or BV for short) is the most common vaginal infection in women, and in pregnancy has been linked to premature labor and delivery.
Vitamin D Deficiency and Bacterial Vaginosis - Causality or Guilt by Association? aka TBTAM 2009
madmouth commented on the word vaginosis
not to be confused with vagignosis--the omniscient powers of the female generative organs
September 20, 2009