BV is actually the most common vaginal infection in women of reproductive age and in most cases there is no need to worry. It’s generally caused by an imbalance in the pH of your vagina.  

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Symptoms vary from woman to woman, but some common symptoms to look out for include a fishy or unpleasant odour and watery, greyish-white discharge.  

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A fishy odour is a common symptom of BV but unfortunately washing can actually contribute to the smell rather than getting rid of it. This is because excessive washing with regular soaps or shower gels and vaginal douching can change the pH balance of your vagina, leading to a BV infection and the odour.

It’s easy to mistake BV for thrush because awareness of BV is very is low, but in fact the symptoms and causes are different. Thrush is a yeast infection, whereas BV is a bacterial infection. We’ll help you to reliably diagnose yourself with our easy-to-use Canestest self-test. Canestest is available in pharmacies or selected grocery stores.

No. It is important to remember that BV is not a sexually transmitted infection and any male sexual partners would not need treatment.

If you’ve taken our Canestest self-test or you’ve been diagnosed by your doctor before and you know you have BV, you can use  Canesbalance that will help to treat the symptoms of your infection. Canesbalance BV Gel is a clinically proven 7-day treatment that provides rapid relief from the unpleasant odour, whilst also effectively relieves the abnormal discharge. 

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Canesbalance contains a prebiotic and a postbiotic. The postbiotic is lactic acid which restores the normal pH of the vagina and thus effectively relieves the unpleasant odour. The prebiotic is glycogen which provides nutrients to the good bacteria and supports their growth, restoring the normal vaginal flora. Canesbalance is clinically proven.

Canesbalance is best to be applied before you go to bed as laying down will help the product to say in place. You can expect some leakage with the product use. You may want to use panty liners to protect your clothing during the time you are using Canesbalance.

Canesbalance can be used during pregnancy. However, you should see your doctor if you think you may have a vaginal infection during pregnancy.

Consult your doctor if you experience no symptom relief after using Canesbalance as instructed. It may be also possible that the symptoms are caused by an other condition.