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Menopause | Last Active: Feb 5 8:34am | Replies (7)
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Yes, I bought the vaginal ph test kit after I had my first BV infection at the age of 72years old. Seems that as we age the change in vaginal ph, from falling hormones,sets us up for bv infections etc.
I noticed that after upping my estriol vaginal cream and starting oral and vaginal probiotics that my ph came into a more healthy ph....
3.5 to 4.5 is considered normal
Higher ph is where BV happens; lower ph is where yeast infections happen. Obviously, this is not exact, but it gave me a way to see if my interventions were helping.
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@kathleen1314 I appreciate this. I'm waiting on a vaginal ph test to arrive from Amazon. I think I'm too acidic. My gyn had me overdo it on Intrarosa which is where the redness began. Then I tried self-treating with local hormone creams which led to a yeast infection. My skin is still red. My issue without supplementing with Estradiol or something that converts to it is my bladder will be more sore from IC/BPS. I wish my ph test would arrive today. Anyway, I'm going to visit my vulvovaginal dermatologist tomorrow to get her opinion.
I've found an MD near me who is on the Menopause Society's website. My current gyn will retire soon and isn't as trained in this. I've had to educate myself and learn from painful errors.