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Strep B Posted: 06-20-07 15:53pm
Has anyone ever heard of this Strep B? I
was told I had this infection and to tell
my doctor about it if I ever got pregnant.
I did some reserch and it sounds like its
pretty normal.
But what should I do when I do get
pregnant. Does anyone have any
esxperiences? Or does anyone else have it
and what have you done.
I have been really worried because there
always seems to be something getting in
the way of me being able to have kids.
Like theres always an obsticle to
overcome.
Its so frustrating. Please help????
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Fairy Godmother
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Hi Posted: 06-20-07 16:01pm
Hi there, have you gone to WebMD.com and
looked into this subject? This website
gives a remarkable amount of imformation
on many subjects. I am not familar with
Strep B.....but I have had strep
throat....just wanted to say Hi and send
website for help!
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 06-20-07 21:59pm
This is some helpful information that I
found on the subject. It is quite common
and it is easily prevented from passing it
to your child. It is a good thing that you
know about it ahead of time. If for some
reason you go into preterm labor, they
will know to give you antibiotics.
Feel free to join us in the 'getting
pregnant' forum too. I hope to see you
there!
Question: What happens if my pregnancy
screening test is positive for group B
strep?
Answer: To prevent group B strep
bacteria from being passed to the newborn,
pregnant women who carry group B strep
should be given antibiotics through the
vein (IV) at the time of labor or when
their water breaks.
Question: Are there any symptoms if you
are a group B strep carrier?
Answer: Most pregnant women have no
symptoms when they are carriers for group
B strep bacteria. Sometimes, group B strep
can cause bladder infections during
pregnancy, or infections in the womb
during labor or after delivery.
Being a carrier (testing positive for
group B strep, but having no symptoms) is
quite common. Around 25% of women may
carry the bacteria at any time. This
doesn’t mean that they have group B
strep disease, but it does mean that they
are at higher risk for giving their baby a
group B strep infection during birth.
