If bacterial vaginosis causes complications of pregnancy, will it also cause difficulty conceiving or cause miscarriage?
No, it does not seem to cause difficulty getting pregnant. Yes, it is associated with an increased incidence of miscarriage. A recent study, Ralph SG, Rutherford AJ, Wilson JD: Influence of bacterial vaginosis on conception and miscarriage in the first trimester: cohort study.BMJ 1999 Jul 24;319(7204):220-3, showed a miscarriage rate of 31.6% in women with bacterial vaginosis compared with 18.5%, a normal background rate, in women with normal vaginal bacteria. Is there anything I can do during pregnancy or before to prevent or detect bacterial vaginosis? Self-care diagnosis and treatment are just beginning to be introduced into standard medical therapy recommendations. A study in Germany to prevent premature births used a vaginal pH glove that women used to check their vaginal pH twice a week during pregnancy. An elevated pH of over 4.7 (pH is a measure of acidity of the vaginal secretions) was associated with bacterial vaginosis. It was then treated with lactobacillus tablets (normal
No, it does not seem to cause difficulty getting pregnant. Yes, it is associated with an increased incidence of miscarriage. A recent study, Ralph SG, Rutherford AJ, Wilson JD: Influence of bacterial vaginosis on conception and miscarriage in the first trimester: cohort study.BMJ 1999 Jul 24;319(7204):220-3, showed a miscarriage rate of 31.6% in women with bacterial vaginosis compared with 18.5%, a normal background rate, in women with normal vaginal bacteria. How To Prevent Infections Is there anything I can do during pregnancy or before to prevent or detect bacterial vaginosis? Self-care diagnosis and treatment are just beginning to be introduced into standard medical therapy recommendations. A study in Germany to prevent premature births used a vaginal pH glove that women used to check their vaginal pH twice a week during pregnancy. An elevated pH of over 4.7 (pH is a measure of acidity of the vaginal secretions) was associated with bacterial vaginosis. It was then treated with lact
