bacterial vaginosis

[thegambit012]

Hi there. Hope you could help. I just had a vaginal swab and confirmed to have bacterial vaginosis, is this harmful to my growing baby(23 weeks)? What treatment is safe for me and the baby?
Thank you so much

[thegambit012]

Hi, thank you so much for your advices. Appreciate them so much. Take care....will let you know if it has settled. I am so worried....



thegambit012

[natemomma27]

i too have/had this. i was prescribed flagyrl (sp)..an oral antibiotic twice a day for 7 days. im just about to hit my 23rd week so im right there with you. i go back for a check up the end of the month and they will swab again just to make sure it cleared up.

[Mumita]

The only way to treat bv is with antibiotics.  Yogurt wont do much.  You need to go to the doctor and get antibiotics because bv while pregnant could cause a premature birth and other pregnancy complications.  Please go to your doctor for an antibiotic prescription.  Usually they'll prescribe flagyl or metrodinazole but since you are pregnant they might give you something else.

[honey1982]

you have to get an antibotic from your doctor that is safe . and to littlebit it's more common vaginal infection then you might think. no it's not a sexual related infection either. it happes when the vaginal flora is unbalnced- ph. try eating yogurt withn live and active cultures in it. it has l. acidophilus in it  the same bacteria that is found in the vagina. good luck sweetie. i have taken the metronidazole, metro-gel. but i wasn't pregnant during those times of treatmetn. but please don't insert anything into the vagina. the doctor should have order a script for you or given you the medication right then and there. the do a koa slide right in the office and then seend the swab out.

[LittleBit310]

I have never heard of this before so I looked it up on google. This site might help answer some of your questions. http://www.healthywomen.org/ healthtopics/ bacterialvaginosis