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Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy

Suffering from bacterial vaginosis at anytime is not only bothersome and embarrassing, but it can disrupt your life. Dealing with such a condition during pregnancy is even worse! You worry about your unborn baby and about infection. This article will outline what types of bacteria cause this problem and how to go about curing it.

What is Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)?

BV is an overgrowth of the normal bacteria always present in the vagina. The results are a foul smell (fishy smell), and grayish or excessive discharge.

What are the Symptoms?

The most common symptoms are foul smell and discharge. Any amount of discharge that is not normal could be a symptom. However, when you are pregnant you have more cervical mucous then you usually do when you are not pregnant. This makes it a bit more difficult to diagnose BV without seeing a doctor.

Problems Caused During Pregnancy

During pregnancy, BV can be especially troublesome. Having the infection can lead to:

**Premature labor

**Premature birth

**Amniotic fluid infection

**Uterine infection after delivery

All of which are very dangerous and can result in problems or even death for your baby. This is why diagnosis and treatment is so very important. And the earlier the better!

Treating BV – What you NEED to know

The most common treatment for BV is antibiotics. As with most bacterial infections, doctors jump immediately to get their prescription pad instead of helping patients to treat the cause of the problem.

Antibiotics in this instance are NOT the answer, especially while pregnant, if you can avoid it. According to Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 77% of women being treated with antibiotics will have the problem return within months. Antibiotics merely disrupt your good flora and only temporarily reduce the bad.

Naturally cure your bacterial vaginosis is 3 days!

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