WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: BV

Re: BV

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:04:18 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 24 Jul 2002, shelby wrote: >
>Hello everyone, my question is does anyone know what strep c is, all i
>find is stuff on strep b, my doc says i have a bv with e coli and strep
>c and i am on cipro right now and i was told you can get strep c from
>well water and we just moved to the country and all we have is well
>water, is that true? and it wont have any deadly effects on me will it,
>the bv? thanks so much i am a worry wart...

Both Strep c and E. coli are normal inhabitants of the vagina and do not cause BV. BV is caused by the normal Lactobacilli in the vagina being replaced by Lactobacilli which do not contain a Peroxidase enzyme. This then allows for an overgrowth of certain anaerobic bacteria within the vagina. These other bacteria, Peptostreptococcus and Mobiluncus(to name a couple) are what cause the odor that comes with BV. There is no Infection with BV, it is just a change in the bacterial make up of the vagina.

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