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The cause of bacterial vaginosis – sometimes called BV – is not really understood. In women who have bacterial vaginosis you find: • less of the normal vaginal bacteria (lactobacilli) • an overgrowth of other types of bacteria in the vagina • a change in pH (acid/alkaline balance) of the vagina with the vagina becoming more alkaline.
