IntroductionBacterial vaginosis is known to be the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age (Hay, 2010). Bacterial vaginosis is the result of the replacement of normal vaginal lactobacilli with anaerobic bacteria Gardnerella vaginalis and Prevotella, Peptostreptococcus and Bacteroides spp., which will lead to a loss of normal vaginal acidity (Turovskiy, Sutyak Noll, & Chikindas, 2010). Bacterial vaginosis is the main trigger of vaginal discharge or bad odor in women (Hainer & Gibson, 2011). Studies indicate that most women diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis are unaware of the infection; however, the fishy odor that accompanies this infection is usually a hallmark of its diagnosis (Hainer & Gibson, 2011). The fishy odor associated with bacterial vaginosis is the product of anaerobic amines (Hainer & Gibson, 2011). The odor associated with bacterial vaginosis is more prominent when there is an increase in vaginal pH, which occurs primarily after sexual intercourse when semen is present in the vagina, as well as during the menstrual cycle (Hainer and Gibson, 2011) . Compared to many other vaginal infections, bacterial vaginosis is not associated with inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and/or vulvar itching (Hainer and Gibson, 2011). Bacterial vaginosis is identified in patients with a high incidence of endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease after abortion. and/or gynecological procedures (Hainer & Gibson, 2011). This vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, has been associated with postpartum and postpartum endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and during pregnancy, late fetal loss and spontaneous preterm birth (Verstraelen , Verhelst, Vaneechoutte and Temmerman, 2010). ..... middle of paper ...... VS, Bertini, M. and Candiani, M. (2013). Probiotics in the prevention of recurrence of bacterial vaginosis. Alternative Therapies, 20(1), 52-57Turovskiy, Y., Sutyak Noll, K. and Chikindas, M. (2011). The etiology of bacterial vaginosis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110(5), 1105-1128. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04977.xVerstraelen, H., Verhelst, R., Vaneechoutte, M., & Temmerman, M. (2010). The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behavior. BMC Infectious Diseases, 1081. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-81 Vujic, G., Knez, AJ, Stefanovic, VD, Vrbanovic, VK (2012) Effectiveness of orally applied probiotic capsules for bacterial vaginosis and other infections vaginal: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 168 (2013), 75-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.12.031p