Women who experience vaginal dryness may experience irritation.  Consult your physician to address your vaginal dryness before using BoriCap, or use BoriCap with a generous amount of water based lubricant to ease capsule insertion and aid in capsule break-down.

Boric acid suppository use has not been studied in pregnancy. If you have a doctor who has studied boric acid therapy, they may feel that it is a safe and appropriate therapy. Please ask your obstetrician if boric acid therapy is right for you!

BoriCap suppository use has not been studied in nursing mothers, and we cannot recommend usage.

If you’re even thinking about having sex while you have a yeast infection, more power to you girl! While it is recommend to abstain from sexual activity while undergoing treatment to avoid further yeast and BV irritation to yourself or your partner, you may resume vaginal and oral sexual relations 24 hours after last suppository placement.

No, boric acid has no impact on the so-called "good bacteria" in the vagina. Otherwise known as lactobacilli, boric acid helps to maintain healthy levels so that BV and yeast have difficulty taking over the vaginal environment. Boric acid also has a direct anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effect on organisms that are unhealthy for the vagina. BoriCap contains no other ingredients (fillers, flow agents or dyes) and is felt to be safest and most effective in managing vaginal health.

First and foremost, it’s imperative that you’ve been seen by your doctor, and yeast and/or BV has been diagnosed. We would love to tell you that using a one time therapy of BoriCap will forever eliminate any yeast, BV or pH issues but it's not likely. For the woman who gets a one time infection due to a perfect storm of factors that contribute to a yeast infection, this may be the case. However for most of us, your body is going to do what your body wants to do. Much like a diabetic or someone who suffers from high blood pressure, the tendency will always be there. That being said, for 8% of women, managing symptoms is a lifelong course. Once a full blown infection is controlled, maintenance is typically a few suppositories during "triggers" and no more infections! The good news is that infections are easier to manage with BoriCap than messy creams and antibiotics!

Vaginal yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis are perfect examples of what can go wrong when the ideal pH is not maintained!

Most harmful bacteria have a difficult time surviving in an acidic environment. Having a vaginal pH in the 3.8 - 4.5 range discourages growth of harmful bacteria and encourages survival of good bacteria.

An acidic vaginal environment allows the good bacteria to thrive. This bacteria produces lactic acid which keeps the vaginal pH within the normal range.

When pH climbs to above 4.5, the good bacteria begin to die off and  bacterial vaginosis can occur. In the vagina, yeast begins to flourish when the pH is above 4.5 creating the telltale signs and symptoms of a yeast infection.

BoriCap brings your vaginal pH back to the normal range of 3.8 - 4.5.

• YOUR PERIOD! Blood has a pH of 7.35-7.45, so it’s easy to see how your period can bring on a yeast or BV infection.

• ANTIBIOTICS! While antibiotics are crucial in killing off bad bacteria, they also kill off the good bacteria which is responsible for producing lactic acid which keeps the vaginal pH in the normal range. 

• INTERCOURSE! Seminal pH is alkaline in nature, 7.2-8 which can disturb the acidity of the vagina and bring on an infection.

• HORMONES! When estrogen levels fall due to breastfeeding or menopause, the bacteria, lactobacilli, that are responsible for acid production in the vagina start to die off.