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Re: STILL HAVE UTI!!

From: Rachael (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 19:01:51 -0600 (CST)

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I'm not a doctor, but have had some experience with GBS. Somewhere around 30% of the population has GBS in their bodies, a naturally occuring bacteria. If present in the vagina during pregnancy, a woman is considered "colonized". This does not mean that the woman has an infection, it means that her body naturally harbors this bacteria. GBS is rarely harmful for an adult. A newborn's immune system is so immature, however, that exposure to GBS in the birth canal can cause infection and complication. If you have GBS in your urine, you should probably assume you are a carrier of it. Antibiotics during labor are very effective in reducing the risk to the baby.

Fortunately, this bacteria is rarely harmful for a baby! Different doctors have different methods of managing this bacteria. I think Dr. Harvey (sorry if it was someone else) did a wonderful job of explaining these methods, if you do a search of the archives for GBS I'm sure you'll find it.

If you carry GBS, it is a very, very, very, good thing to know ahead of time. I would definitely tell your OB of the culture from your urine.

Oh, GBS can be transmitted to a sexual partner, but is not considered a STD.

At Thu, 3 Feb 2000, steph wrote: >
>I wrote earlier about having taken Augmentin for a UTI and wondering if
>it would hurt to have gotten pregnant on the last two days of taking the
>med-you kindly responded back that the med was fine and wouldn't hurt
>anything. I went back to have another culture done even though symptoms
>gone and the Dr. said there was a decent concentration of Group B Strep
>and has put me on Amoxicillin 500 for 7 days-he of course knows that we
>are trying to conceive and that I could already be pregn., and says that
>Amoxicilin is very safe for preg. and that I should not worry-is this
>true?He also said that I could be a carrier for Group B Strep, and I
>know that antibiotics would have to be administered before delivery-is
>having this harmful for the baby before delivery?? Also, if the
>infection is cleared up, would that mean I am not a carrier or should I
>get a urine culture done often-how does one become a carrier, I have
>never had this before,and rarely even get a UTI-I could not pass the
>bacteria to my husband could I? My Dr. acted like this was no big deal
>and very routine w/10-15% of women-just wanted your opinion-SORRY SO
>LONG,BUT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!!!!
>P>S> this is not the same bacteria my culture showed from the first
>infection-would stress cause you to get another one???
>
>--
>steph
>

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