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Re: SEXUALITY: Sex, BV, & PID Is It Ok???

From: Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:17:27 -0600 (CST)


BV is not associated with PID, so you are probably safe. As it is a bacteria that comes and goes, and women have it who aren't sexually active, it is not considered a STD.

Of course, having a healthy vagina is important, but I do not beleive it has been associated with PID.

At Sat, 14 Feb 2009, Maggie wrote: >
>I was wondering can a woman that has BV ( Bacterial Vaginosis) still
>have sex or masturbate and even experience an orgasm WITHOUT the risk of
>getting PID ( Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)???
>
>I always thought the contractions of the orgasm would help push the
>bacterial infection up from the vagina into the uterus, fallopian tubes,
>ovaries, etc. What do you think??
>
>--
>Maggie
>

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