Does My Sex Partner Need Treatment If I Have Bacterial Vaginosis?

Question: Does My Sex Partner Need Treatment If I Have Bacterial Vaginosis?

Answer: That depends on whether your sex partner is male or female. Typically, if you are a woman having sex with a man treatment for the male is not necessary. However, when women have sex with women both partners need treatment for bacterial vaginosis. The reason both female sex partners need treatment for bacterial vaginosis is because this vaginal infection is capable of spreading between women.

_{Reference: CDC STD FAQs: Bacterial Vaginosis; http://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/STDFact-Bacterial-Vaginosis.htm; accessed: 02/13/06.}