Swabbed is, the doctor takes something that looks like
a large
Q-tip and swabs the inside of your vagina, and sends the
Q-tip to the lab. They do analysis and see if you have BV. BV is a bacterial infection, only bad if ignored. It can be passed back and forth with your sexual partner, so if you do have BV, he should also get the antibiotics at the same time you do. It should not be ignored.