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Is vaginosis bacterial come from your partner?

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No.: Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an imbalance of the good and bad bacteria in the vagina. Something as upset the balance. You can get bacterial vaginosis without ever having sex. It can make you susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia.

Answered 8/24/2017

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