Partner treatment in women with bacterial vaginosis: an update to the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) recommendations

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of symptomatic vaginitis, accounting for up to 50% of cases. 1 In asymptomatic women, its prevalence can range from 10% to >50%, the higher figures being associated with sub-Saharan ancestry. Nevertheless, direct comparison of the figures is not always straightforward and can depend on diagnostic tests and criteria used.2