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26/07/2026

Semen does more to your va**na than most people realise. It nudges your pH up, brings along some of your partner's bacteria, and gently signals your immune system to ease off for a while – all so s***m can make the journey.

For most people, that passes without a hitch. But if your protective bacteria are already low, it's often what tips things into BV after s*x.

We've laid the whole picture out: the pH shift, the bacteria, the immune side most people never hear about, semen allergies, and why condoms genuinely help. Have a read 👇
https://myva**na.com/how-semen-affects-the-va**na/

21/07/2026

If s*x reliably kicks off your BV, you've probably wondered whether condoms would sort it out. Short version: yes, they help, though they're not the whole story.

Here's what's going on down there. Your va**na likes to sit acidic, kept that way by your protective Lactobacillus, and that acidity is one of your main defences against the bacteria behind BV.

Semen is alkaline (pH 7.2 to 8, while a happy va**na sits around 3.8 to 4.5), so a single round can push your pH up for hours and hand the disruptive bacteria a window to get going.

S*x also shuffles bacteria back and forth between you and a partner, and BV bacteria can happily live on a p***s without causing him any symptoms at all. And, semen causes an immune response that downgrades va**nal immunity for a while. There's a lot going on!

Condoms block both of those pathways at once. They keep the alkaline semen out so your pH stays put, and they stop the bacterial ping-pong. One big analysis put the drop in BV at around 45% for women who used them every single time. There's even research showing consistent condom users were more likely to be colonised by Lactobacillus crispatus, the most protective species of the lot.

Now the caveat, because plenty of you use condoms religiously and still get BV. They only cover the s*x trigger. If your BV is being driven by something else, condoms won't touch that.

And a big one from last year: an Australian trial that treated the male partner alongside their female partners cut BV recurrence by roughly half, and they stopped the study early because the result was so clear.

For a lot of couples, he really is part of the picture. So if s*x is your trigger, use condoms consistently while you treat an episode and rebuild your protective bacteria.

If it keeps coming back, stop guessing and find out what's actually growing first with a comprehensive microbiome test, then book with one of our experienced practitioners for real support and solutions. The full write-up is here:
https://myva**na.com/do-condoms-prevent-bv/

15/07/2026

Right, let's talk about BV and HIV, because this one gets mangled constantly and it's worth understanding properly.

Your va**nal bacteria have a real say in how vulnerable you are if you're ever exposed to HIV. When your protective Lactobacillus (especially L. crispatus) is running the show, your va**nal tissue stays acidic and calm, which is a pretty rubbish place for HIV to set up shop.

A BV-type mix does the reverse: more inflammation, and more of the exact immune cells HIV likes to move into. One meta-analysis pooling over 30,000 women put BV at around 60% higher risk of catching HIV if you're exposed.

Now read this bit carefully, because people get it back to front all the time. BV does not cause HIV. You cannot catch HIV from BV. Heaps of women have BV for years and never go anywhere near HIV.

All BV does is shift the odds when there's actual exposure, and condoms, PrEP and testing are still your front line. None of that changes.

The part that surprised us: one va**nal PrEP gel worked brilliantly in women with lots of protective Lactobacillus, and barely at all in women whose bacteria were more Gardnerella-heavy, because those bacteria literally chew through the drug before it can do its job. That was the gel though, not your daily oral PrEP pill, so keep taking your pill as prescribed.

The reason we like this research is that your microbiome is one of the very few HIV risk factors you can actually do something about. Look after it and you get one more thing in your corner, plus fewer infections and a happier va**na all round.

If your BV keeps coming back, don't just keep flattening it with antibiotics and hoping. The full write-up, with all the references, is here:
https://myva**na.com/bacterial-vaginosis-and-hiv-risk/

07/07/2026

Okay, this one's worth your time. A group of women in Sweden had autoimmune early menopause, the kind where your ovaries basically down tools before 40.

Their ovaries had stopped responding to fertility treatment altogether. Researchers at Karolinska gave them rituximab, a drug that calms down an overactive immune system, on the theory that the immune system was the thing switching the ovaries off. Then they tried stimulating the ovaries again.

Six of the ten women started making follicles again, and three of them have since had healthy babies.

Before anyone gets too excited: it's ten women, no control group, and it only works for the autoimmune type of early menopause, not the regular age-related kind. So it's not something you can go and ask for yet. But it's a proper bit of hope for a situation that's usually treated as game over, and that's not nothing.

We've done a full write-up, including what early oestrogen loss does to your va**nal and pelvic health (because that's our patch). Have a read: https://myva**na.com/immunotherapy-restored-fertility-in-some-women-with-autoimmune-early-menopause/

01/07/2026

For years the story on ovaries after menopause has been simple: eggs run out, job done, lights off. New research says that's not quite right.

Once the reproductive years end, the o***y may take on a second role that looks a lot like an immune organ, filling with immune cells and sending inflammatory signals out to the rest of the body.

It's early work, mostly in mice, and we don't yet know whether it helps, hinders, or a bit of both. But it's a real shift in how we think about the ageing o***y, and it's a long way from 'dormant'.

It matters below the belt, too. Those same ovaries drive a lot of what happens with dryness, pH and your protective bacteria after menopause.

Learn more here: https://myva**na.com/do-ovaries-do-anything-after-menopause-they-may-turn-immune/

28/05/2026

Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026! 🩸
Whether you're a pro at this period stuff or just starting out, now's time to shun the shame and stigma and normalise period talk.
🔗 For a full deep dive - check out our article on Period Hygiene Do's and Don's link in bio.
📩 Send this post to someone who is ready to join the movement!
**nalhealth

26/05/2026

Dead Inside wrote to say their period is suddenly giving... biohazard ☣
Aunt Vadge cuts through the shame and gets down to what might be going on.
What’s your biggest "is this normal?" period question? Let us know below.
**na *xualhealth

25/05/2026

You've heard the word.
Or maybe you've heard it called something else?
This week, let's get down to basics and get familiar with Menstruation.
It's nothing to be scared of ❤️

13/05/2026

PCOS is OUT, and PMOS is IN!
Introducing Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome - a whole body syndrome that's going to change the way we look at hormonal and metabolic health.
For more info: check out the links in bio
**na

08/05/2026

Have you heard this myth being spread around?
And thought, "Why don't I smell like roses?"
Well, put away the spray!

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