Balance Activ BV Treatment Gel is a drug-free treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV). It is designed to restore the vagina's naturally acidic pH and support healthy vaginal flora, helping relieve common BV symptoms such as unusual discharge, unpleasant or fishy odour and discomfort. Supplied as 7 single-use 5ml tubes, providing a complete seven-day treatment course.
Key Benefits
- Helps treat and relieve symptoms of bacterial vaginosis
- Helps reduce unpleasant vaginal odour
- Helps relieve unusual vaginal discharge and discomfort
- Restores and maintains the vagina's natural acidic pH
- Contains lactic acid to support normal vaginal acidity
- Contains glycogen to encourage beneficial lactobacilli
- Drug-free and hormone-free
- Convenient single-use applicator tubes
- Designed to work overnight
How It Works
A healthy vagina is naturally acidic. With BV, the balance of vaginal bacteria changes and the pH can rise, allowing other bacteria to become more dominant.
Balance Activ supplies lactic acid, helping return the vagina to its normal acidic environment. Its glycogen component supports beneficial lactobacilli, helping restore the normal vaginal flora.
How to Use
For treatment of BV:
- Use 1 tube daily for 7 days.
- It is best used at bedtime.
- Twist off the cap.
- Insert the entire neck of the tube gently into the vagina.
- Squeeze out the contents.
- Remove the tube while continuing to squeeze, then discard it.
- Some leakage can occur, so wearing a panty liner may be helpful.
Full Ingredients
Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Methylhydroxypropyl Cellulose, Sodium Lactate, Glycogen.
The gel has a pH of 3.8 and contains no preservatives or hormones.
Important Information
Balance Activ is intended specifically for symptoms associated with BV rather than vaginal thrush. Because different vaginal conditions can cause similar symptoms, seek advice from a pharmacist or doctor if you are unsure what is causing the discharge, odour or irritation.
The manufacturer states that Balance Activ BV Treatment Gel can be used during pregnancy, but advises seeing a doctor if you think you have a vaginal infection while pregnant.
Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic or sensitive to any ingredient.
- Do not use a tube if it is damaged, broken or past its expiry date.
- Not intended for use by or on children.
- Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
- Avoid using Balance Activ BV Treatment Gel when trying to conceive, as its low pH may make the vaginal environment less suitable for sperm.
- Do not use it as a contraceptive.
- If you are pregnant and think you have a vaginal infection, consult your doctor.
- Seek medical advice if symptoms persist, repeatedly return, are unusual for you, or are accompanied by pelvic pain, fever, bleeding or other concerning symptoms.