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Bacterial Vaginosis
This infection is the most common cause of vaginitits and is characterised by a vaginal discharge and an overgrowth of a bacteria in the vagina known as Gardnerella vaginalis. This infection principally affects women and it not a classic STI although the incidence does appear to increase with the number of lifetime sexual partners that a woman has had. Men can have a colonisation of this bacterium in their urethra but they are generally asymptomatic.
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