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Was previously found to have bv but was asymptomatic. have chronic joint pain and stiffness.could bv cause this, even though vagina is self-contained?

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No: No it cannot. In order for your joints to be infected you would have to have a systemic(blood) infection, and vaginal bacterial vaginitis does not do that. However, a pelvic abscess from severe pelvic inflammatory disease can produce joint pain when it reaches the blood stream.

Answered 8/23/2016

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