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Pregnant women with BV more often have babies who are born premature or with low birth weight (low birth weight is less than 5.5 pounds). | Pregnant women with BV more often have babies who are born premature or with low birth weight (low birth weight is less than 5.5 pounds). | ||
The bacteria that cause BV can sometimes infect the [[uterus]] (womb) and [[fallopian tubes]] (tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus). This type of infection is called [[pelvic inflammatory disease]] (PID). PID can cause [[infertility]] or damage the fallopian tubes enough to increase the future risk of[[ectopic pregnancy]] and infertility. Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube which can rupture. | The bacteria that cause BV can sometimes infect the [[uterus]] (womb) and [[fallopian tubes]] (tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus). This type of infection is called [[pelvic inflammatory disease]] (PID). PID can cause [[infertility]] or damage the fallopian tubes enough to increase the future risk of [[ectopic pregnancy]] and infertility. Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube which can rupture. | ||
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Natural History
Complications
In most cases, BV causes no complications. But there are some serious risks from BV including [1]:
- Having BV can increase a woman's susceptibility to an HIV infection if she is exposed to the virus.
- Having BV increases the chances that an HIV-infected woman can pass HIV to her sex partner.
- Having BV has been associated with an increase in the development of an infection following surgical procedures such as a hysterectomy or an abortion.
- Having BV while pregnant may put a woman at increased risk for some complications of pregnancy, such as preterm delivery.
- BV can increase a woman's susceptibility to other STDs, such as Herpes,Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea.
Bacterial Vaginosis during Pregnancy
Pregnant women with BV more often have babies who are born premature or with low birth weight (low birth weight is less than 5.5 pounds).
The bacteria that cause BV can sometimes infect the uterus (womb) and fallopian tubes (tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus). This type of infection is called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can cause infertility or damage the fallopian tubes enough to increase the future risk of ectopic pregnancy and infertility. Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube which can rupture.