<prompt> All of the following statement are true about Bacterial vaginosis EXCEPT:Cause by gardenella vaginalisFishy odor upon whiff testInfection seen when vaginal pH is 4.5It is not an STD  <response>: Ans. c Infection seen when vaginal pH is 4.5Ref Shaws 15th ed, pg: 308-310 After reading this question, usually we get this tendency to mark option D, which says bacterial vaginosis is NOT a STD, but this statement is true. Bacterial vaginosis is a vaginal infection casued by Gardenella vaginalis. Bacterial vaginosis is diagnosed on the basis of the following findings: Vaginal secretions are gray and thinly coat the vaginal walls. The pH of these secretions is higher than 4.5 usually 4.7 to 5.7. Microscopy of the vaginal secretions reveals an increased number of clue cells, and leukocytes are conspicuously absent. The addition of KOH to the vaginal secretions the whiff test releases a fishy, amine-like odor.Also Know Most common vaginal infectionscluringj pregnancy is candidiasis Bacterial vaginosis BV is the most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age I Genital human papillomavirus the most common sexually transmitted infection. 