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Vagina microbime tests - are they worth it

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TheHappyMaker · 15/11/2025 23:03

Just wondering are the tests worth it, I keep getting BV and torn between getting a microbiome test as
seen many use these online or is it better to just get a test for ureplasma/mycoplasma (spelt wrong maybe) just to work out what is going on!

any recommendations on where to get a microbiome done or ureaplasma test

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Ghhbiuj · 16/11/2025 08:58

Can you fix the microbiome is you know it's off?

AttilaTheMeerkat · 16/11/2025 10:00

I would go to your nearest GUM clinic and get tested by them.

TheHappyMaker · 16/11/2025 12:40

AttilaTheMeerkat · 16/11/2025 10:00

I would go to your nearest GUM clinic and get tested by them.

Been to them already, had full checks but they don’t do the microbiome

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TheHappyMaker · 16/11/2025 12:40

Ghhbiuj · 16/11/2025 08:58

Can you fix the microbiome is you know it's off?

Probiotics I think - but then could take them anyway? Thats why I’m not too sure if worth ordering:(

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Ghhbiuj · 16/11/2025 22:09

TheHappyMaker · 16/11/2025 12:40

Probiotics I think - but then could take them anyway? Thats why I’m not too sure if worth ordering:(

I suppose this was what I was thinking. Tests are only useful if it changes what you do next. Sounds obvious but only became clearer to me recently. We love to measure ourselves but it's often only useful if it lead to an action

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