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If you have bv is it possible for you to contract it again if you wear the same panties you wore when you had it even if you washed them?
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Bacterial vaginosis: BV recurs because of how bacteria grow inside the vagina. It is not caught from outside and probably underwear makes no difference. Certainly it can have no effect if laundered after the previous episode.
Answered 2/7/2020
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No: Washing the underwear has resolved that concern.
Answered 2/14/2020
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