Intimate part pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline the intimate part is. A healthy intimate part pH is usually between 3.8 and 4.5. This is important to know because an overly acidic or alkaline intimate part pH can lead to infections like yeast or BV, odor, excessive or abnormal colored discharge, intimate part dryness, itchiness, vulva soreness and redness.
Here are some things that may negatively impact your intimate part pH:
Antibiotics: Antibiotics kill off both the good and bad bacteria in the intimate part. The problem is, the intimate part needs good bacteria to fight off the infection causing bad bacteria. Without good bacteria, women are more likely to breed infections like yeast.
Sex: The alkaline pH value of semen is HIGH (usually around 7.1-8). Semen can disturb the intimate part’s acidic environment, which can lead to BV.
Menstruation: Blood has a pH of 7.4, so during your period, intimate part pH can become elevated and cause discomfort and infection, hence period smells are unpleasant too.
Menopause: A decrease in estrogen levels reduces the numbers of healthy bacteria in the intimate part. Eventually it can increase the intimate part’s pH levels causing recurring infections.
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