WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2000: Re: Vaginal Beta Strep

Re: Vaginal Beta Strep

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:21:15 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Stacy wrote: >
>I've been diagnosed with vaginal beta strep, and have been on and off
>various antibiotics for the last three months. I was recently declared
>"clear" of it, but am beginning to have symptoms again. From what I've
>read in past postings here, it seems I'm pretty much stuck with this
>long-term, and, quite frankly, I'm sick of it already. I'm just blessed
>to have such a patient husband. My doctor says I'm just one of the
>"lucky" ones, and I'll just have to learn to live with it, but I really
>don't want to stay on antibiotics forever. Any suggestions as to how to
>stop this cycle? (I'm not pregnant -- and I do seem prone to vaginal
>infections in general, much to the chagrin of my poor husband!)

GBS (group B Strep) is in your vagina all the time as it in your throat all the time. Even though it is in your throat all the time, you don't always have a strep throat. Similarly, it's presence in your vagina doesn't always mean a vaginal infection.

Treating GBS is relatively futile in many women, because since it is a normal component of vaginal flora, it reoccurs very frequently whether treated or not. Reccurent antibiotic therapy can also cause #1 resistant strains and #2 other infections.

Symptomatic infections should be treated most of the time but with what is going on with you, I might consider alternative therapy in the form of herbal remedies. As long as you go to a reputable source and don't go to extremes, you may be better off.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
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and/or interventions.

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