Thread: GSB and Bacterial Vaginosis - Pre Term Labor

I would recommend trying to get a baseline at the end of your first trimester and seeing what the results are.? If they are high you might want to talk to your doctor about treatment.? Per the article, I would screen for both BV and Strep B. I have also heard of natural ways to reduce?Strep B?in the vagina but, have not tried it.? Something about garlic suppositories.? You may want to research to see if you can find anything on that too.

Jen- thanks for posting this article.? I had an appointment today and actually got the BV/GBS culture done because of what you posted.? Hopefully all will be well. Ruth

I know I am currently going through this myself. I had GBS in previous pregnancies and a preterm delivery. Now I find out I currntly have BV and another UTI I was treated for 2 weeks ago. This is starting to scare me since I did have a previous preterm birth, I just keep praying God allows me to carry this baby to term and be born healthy and thriving. But I think I will have a long discussion about all this with my OB at the end of this...

Which probiotics are you taking? I'm planning to start ttc next cycle and I just started taking FemDophilus...it has been researched and been shown to prevent vaginal and bladder infections so I'm hoping it can prevent ptl if this was the cause. I went into labor at 36 weeks with dd and 33 with ds but the reason was unknown. I did test positive for Group B strep with DD and my urine culture with DS was positive for GBS but...

thats kind of explain alot to me, i went into preterm labor at 26 weeks whicj is considered very early in my country so they dont try much with the baby, my baby boy died 3 days after delievery, i did the swap and found that i have heavy pure growth of streptococci group B bacteria so maybe that was the cause for me preterm labor, but i want to know when am supposed to scan again for this pregnancy am now 11 weeks.

Interesting article. I'm not trying to concieve yet but its interesting thats for sure. I did have a lot of strong vaginal discharge with strong odor during my pregnancy. I was itching constantly so I wonder if thats what did me in. They tested me the day of delivery for Group B and it came back positive that I was a carrier but I didnt have any in my vaginal area. Who knows though!

> My dd was born at 30 weeks for no apparant reason. My doc and I have several theories and we are taking precautions against each this time around. One of our concerns was that I constantly had vaginal bacterial infections with my last pregnancy. This time he has put me on some probiotics to help keep that at bay...food for thought.