Vaginal pH Test Strips

How Empress Organics Vaginal pH Test Strips Work The first thing to understand about vaginal pH is that when it’s healthy, it protects you from infection. pH refers to the vagina’s acidity level. A pH below 7 is acidic, while a pH above 7 is alkaline. A normal vaginal pH is usually less than 4.5. The lower the number, the more acidic the vaginal environment will be. A healthy vaginal pH is between 3.5 to 4.5 and that indicates that the vagina is populated by good bacteria (without overgrowth of the bad bacteria that can cause odor and irritation. An elevated pH means that the healthy flora of the vagina may struggle to survive, while harmful bacteria thrive. When your pH is unhealthy, the two key signs are odor and discharge. Two common problems women struggle with when they have unhealthy vaginal pH are bacterial vaginosis (BV) yeast infection which becomes unpleasant due to the itching, odor, and excessive discharge. BV can produce a fishy smelling, milky discharge, and yeast overgro