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ATTENTION ALL
WOMEN.............. Itching, burning and
rounds of antibiotics with no relief! It makes you want to scream. Is it a
yeast infection? A bladder infection? Maybe it’s BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS……….
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Dear Friend,
bacterial
vaginosis can cause
BV
is also one of the most common reasons that women have to visit their doctor
or gynecologist. Take a look at some
shocking statistics –
Anybody
who has had bacterial vaginosis knows that dealing with the smell, discomfort
and mess of it is no way to live I should know. I have had bacterial
vaginosis for years. I finally beat it using the methods described in my
book: “Bacterial Vaginosis
Breakthrough”
This is my
story…… My
name is Lauretta. I am a registered nurse, midwife and public health
practitioner. I’m
also a health researcher and author of several books on natural cures for
women’s health problems. I struggled with BV for a decade until I found
a way to manage and then cure it. If you too suffer from BV I hope my story
will inspire you to be free from this miserable and bothersome condition
…... I
am married with three children. My first bout of bacterial vaginosis occurred
after I had my first child 11 years ago. It was a bit of a surprise as I had
never suffered from any type of vaginal infection before. Three
months into my pregnancy, I developed this awful itch, which despite the
application of topical vaginal creams refused to go away. I
went to my doctor who diagnosed it as yeast infection and put me on a course
of antibiotics. Antibiotics did seem to help (for a little while
anyway!). I
remember thinking, “Well good riddance, this itching is cured. Well I
was wrong! I
was clear of bacterial vaginosis for about three months and then it came back
with a vengeance! Especially the
itching! This time I had large amounts of vaginal discharge and the smell and
burning feeling nearly drove me crazy. At
this point I was six months pregnant and feeling quite fed up. 16% of women
get BV as a matter of course during their pregnancy. I
went to the doctor who looked at me with pity and said, “I’m
sorry there is not a lot I can do for you. Have some more antibiotics and
vaginal creams. Hopefully that should help. Goodbye!” I
went home, took my antibiotics and yes… the infection did clear. Of course, the “cure” did not
last longer than a few weeks. Before I
knew it I was back on the BV merry-go-round again – suffering from
painful itching and burning, taking even more antibiotics and experiencing an
even more severe case of BV a few weeks later. Does this story seem familiar to
you? Are you sick of going around in a vicious circle when it comes to the
treatment of your BV? Do you keep taking the antibiotics that are prescribed
for BV only to find the infection is even worse just a few weeks later? Maybe
you will identify with the rest of what I have to tell you too! The
birth of my son did seem to clear me of bacterial vaginosis for a few months,
but then BV returned to plague me on and off for the next ten years!
That’s right! For an entire decade I took countless amounts of
antibiotics to no avail! Were
you also told that bacterial vaginosis would disappear once your pregnancy is
over? This is not always true! I
just trusted what my doctor had to say and kept dutifully taking my endless
prescriptions of antibiotics until I hit rock bottom about three years ago.
After the birth of my third child about three years ago, bacterial vaginosis
came back with such pain that I actually cried! What
ensued was the same old story – the trips to the Doctor, the taking of
more antibiotics, the feelings of self-pity and above all the feeling of
helplessness that modern medicine could not do anything to help me. However
I was jolted into taking action after an embarrassing incident took place. My
second son who was three years old is the one who gave me the wake up call.
You must be scratching your head wondering how a three-year-old child helped
me deal with BV. Well,
let me explain……… On
my birthday I had a few friends over and we were having lots of fun and
enjoying ourselves. It almost made me forget about the most recent bout of BV
I was dealing with. My son, who was playing with some friends, got hurt and
rushed over to me. To comfort him I laid his head on my lap. As
I was trying to pacify him by stroking his back he suddenly moved away from
me and stood up and asked – “Mummy,
what’s that stinky smell?’ “What
smell?” I asked. “Mummy,
you are very smelly. Why do you smell yucky (meaning awful) Mummy?” He
said it very loudly because of course he had no idea! For me I felt I was
going to die of shame and embarrassment! I could sense that everyone else was
embarrassed as the room suddenly became very quiet. You could hear a pin
drop! Well after that most humiliating incident, I vowed to find answers to
my very embarrassing problem! My
first step was to change Doctors. This time the Doctor I saw was different.
She was a woman and she had suffered from BV herself. She did not send me off
with a prescription of antibiotics but asked if I had ever tried alternative
medicines. She
suggested that I need to look at Bacterial vaginosis in a more holistic
manner and learn how to manage it by dealing with my lifestyle, diet and
stress. Having your life in control makes you less vulnerable to frequent
attacks. I
went to this new Doctor and she did a swab to find out exactly what type of
vaginal infection I had. I had seen many Doctors before and not one had ever
taken a sample. I was simply been told that I had a yeast infection and had
been prescribed antibiotics. Well
the test results of the swab came back and the Doctor gave the verdict...... I DID NOT HAVE YEAST INFECTION! I HAD BACTERIAL
VAGINOSIS. Is
any of this sounding familiar? Have you been to many Doctors or even the same
Doctor again and again and never been given one lab test to confirm that
indeed what you do have is a yeast infection?
If
not then you better get that swab as you could have bacterial vaginosis.
Bacteria vaginosis does not have anything at all to do with yeast. How could so many doctors be so wrong and just be confident in assuming that I was suffering from a
yeast infection? It
is because the symptoms are almost identical to other common vaginal
infections. The other two infections are trichomoniasis, a sexually
transmitted disease, and the fungal infection commonly known as a yeast
infection or thrush. Even with my medical knowledge I still did not think
that the doctors could be so wrong, bacterial vaginosis was the last thing on
my mind. The American Social
Health Association conducted a study which found that 70% of women used over
the counter medications designed to treat yeast infections before calling
their doctor. Many women who self–diagnose vaginal yeast infections, in
many cases have symptoms which are related to other conditions, such as
bacterial vaginosis. Your
cue that your itching, burning, urge to go, vaginal discharge and odor are
NOT caused by a yeast infection is if the infection does not clear up with
the first round of antibiotics. That is the point at which you should be
asking your doctor for a swab to see exactly what kind of infection you
have. Don’t
do what I did and wait a decade until you get a second opinion or ask for a
swab! To
continue with my story and how I came to write this book
……… Knowing
what I had came as a great relief to me. It inspired me to go home and start researching
the topic. Even though one in every three American women will suffer from BV
it still does not get as much attention as yeast infection. This statistics
are similar for women all over the world. Bacterial
vaginosis affects you in every way. I lost my confidence and self
esteem. Bacterial vaginosis is
irritating, painful and demoralizing. First
of all I never left the house without wondering how I really smelt. I must
have spent thousands over the decade on all kinds of douches, deodorizing
sprays and scents trying to find a way to minimize that fishy odor. I never
got too close to anyone and I never hugged them for long for fear they would
discover my “secret.” I would always sit down with my legs firmly
shut because I was scared that someone might just catch a whiff of my fishy
odor. I
hated sex because of the constant pain. The infection made my vagina feel dry
and irritated. I rolled over, pretended to fall asleep and wore face cream.
Anything to avoid intimacy and the dreadful pain that followed
intercourse. Over
time my case of BV also started to affect my relationship with my husband. I
would avoid sex because I was afraid he would notice my vaginal discharge if
I had an active case. Even when I was clear of BV I would avoid sex because
intercourse seemed to trigger an episode of BV afterwards. The result is that
I became more and more stressed about sex and the stress itself would then
help trigger an outbreak of bacterial vaginosis. How
can you face sex when you are in pain and you know that sex aggravates the
situation? Sex is no longer pleasurable but something to endure and get over
with! Once
I realized what I had been put through as a result of being misdiagnosed for
all of that time, I was determined to find out all that I could about
bacterial vaginosis – how to get a proper diagnosis, how to avoid it,
how to treat it and how to prevent it from ever happening again. I just knew
that this information will be invaluable to so many women who are simply
ignorant about this infection. Do any
of the following situations apply to you? Use Your mouse to check all that
apply – Are
you on rounds and rounds of antibiotics for ‘yeast infections’
that never seem to go away? Do you find yourself buying
douches and vaginal sprays that seem to aggravate rather than disguise
vaginal odor? Do you avoid sex because you
find it painful or because you are afraid your partner will detect an odor? Have
you been told by a Doctor that you have a ‘yeast infection’ and
to just put up with it? Were
you diagnosed with your first vaginal infection during the early months of
your pregnancy? Have you had repeated
“yeast infections” that never seem to be completely cured by antibiotics? Have you found yourself to
be depressed or feeling hopeless because you are in pain? Are you spending
yet more money on antibiotics or have experienced a humiliating incident to
do with your vaginal odor?
Do
you want to get rid of your bacterial vaginosis once and for all, absolutely
and for good? If you have checked even one of the
boxes above then you will benefit from reading my book. Read
the testimonials below from just a few of the woman who have so far benefited
from reading my book –“ Bacterial Vaginosis Breakthrough”
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“Bacterial Vaginosis
Breakthrough” is the result of painstaking research on the part of a
person (myself) who has been there and knows the shame, pain and frustration
of dealing with this chronic vaginal infection. You will learn extraordinary
secrets on how to permanently Cure
Bacterial vaginosis! GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY
Bacterial
Vaginosis Breakthrough is crammed with everything I could find about the
subject including how to get an
accurate diagnosis, how to cure the condition and how to make the lifestyle
changes that you need to prevent secondary attacks. You
will also learn about how taking all of those antibiotics for the alleged
“yeast infections” may have made your condition worse and your
body even more vulnerable than ever to an invasion of bacteria. In
addition you will learn --
Although
the physical effects of BV are uncomfortable there are very few Doctors
around who will teach you how to deal with the damaging psychological effects
of walking around with an undiagnosed case for years and years. Many
women who have lived with the fishy odor, the copious secretions, and the
other discomforts suffer from low self-esteem and a lack of confidence. This
is why in my book I make sure that you have coping mechanisms for the
following situations –
Here are some more testimonials from other women (and a man) who have read my book and found the information invaluable:
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