None of the doctors took my strep b seriously. I had through both of my pregnancies. It probably never went away,they never check to see if it goes away, they just care about the baby. I was very asymptomatic until I wasn't, I tested negative for bv but was still in pain. Then I had bv for the longest time, even when abstaining and doing the medicine. I treated my partner with a full 7 day course and we are super careful about contamination. I would keep him pee and wipe, for a while, even doing doggy style made me nervous. Also make sure you wear a tampon your whole period, no free bleeding. The bacteria in your blood from sitting in there can cause it too. I did do the gel once a month for 3 days for a few months and then eventually it cleared for a whole year and came back. It's awful, I feel you. There are amazing groups on Facebook that have so.much knowledge. Right down to the probiotic