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Complications of Bacterial Vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis generally causes no serious complications.
- It is sometimes known to be associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
- The bacteria can sometimes infect the womb (uterus) and the tube that carry eggs from ovaries to the uterus this causes Pelvic inflammatory disease.
- PID is a serious disease in women that can cause infertility and tubal (ectopic) pregnancy.
- Tubal pregnancy can be life threatening as the pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tube and it can rupture.
- Bacterial vaginosis also makes a woman more susceptible to infections such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and HIV
- Bacterial vaginosis is known to cause problems in pregnancy such as such as premature delivery and low-birth-weight babies.
- Hence it is advisable to check this condition in women who have a previous history of such deliveries.(5✔,7)
References:
- The Etiology of Bacterial Vaginosis - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072448/)
- What is Bacterial Vaginosis? - (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/184622.php)
- Bacterial Vaginosis - (https://www.ijcmas.com/vol-4-6/Anahita%20Bhesania%20Hodiwala%20and%20Anuradha%20Koli.pdf)
- Bacterial Vaginosis - CDC Fact Sheet - (https://www.cdc.gov/std/bv/stdfact-bacterial-vaginosis.htm)
- Bacterial Vaginosis as a Mixed Infection - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2495/)
- Overview of Bacterial Vaginosis - (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bacterial-vaginosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20352279)
- What You Need To Know About Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) - (https://www.webmd.com/women/guide/what-is-bacterial-vaginosis#2)
Upon entering the Menopause stage, I found myself with reoccuring Bacterial Vaginosis. I took antibotics for over a years off and on and it still came back. Then I remembered that years ago a doctor recommended Betidine douche for a bacterial infection. I HIGHLY recommend you try it.