Strep B?
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The doctor suspected one kind of infection, took a culture and while
she didn't find what she originally was looking for, she did find the
strep. Now, here's the rub - we both have been thoroughly monogamous
for almost 4 years now, and while the nurse indicated that having sex
was one of the methods for the strep bacteria to make it's way into
her vaginal, she couldn't easily explain any other ways.
So, I have a few questions for this group:
Does anyone know of a non-sexual method for a woman
to get a strep B infection in her vagina?
What, (if anything), do I need to be concerned about?
What does this mean for our sexual activities together?
Aside from the fact that she's feeling better and is now
interested in sex again, is abstinence a good policy for
now - and for how long?
Simon Ramseier
> Does anyone know of a non-sexual method for a woman
> to get a strep B infection in her vagina?
For instance by having the bacteria on the finger and then entering the
vagina with this finger. Or perhaps from a pool, I'd have to check the
literature, though, I don't know how well they survive in chlorinated
water.
> What, (if anything), do I need to be concerned about?
If your wife would give birth during the infection, it could have severe
complications for the child. Otherwise, there shouldn't be any special
risks.
> What does this mean for our sexual activities together?
> Aside from the fact that she's feeling better and is now
> interested in sex again, is abstinence a good policy for
> now - and for how long?
Abstinence is certainly a good idea (and remember that this also goes
for oral sex and for fingering her and then putting the finger into your
or her mouth etc.), for as long as she's taking the antibiotics. When
she can stop the antibiotics, presumably all bacteria are dead. As with
all infections that are treated with antibiotics, the big danger is that
the antibiotics make you feel better very fast, but the infection is
still there.
-Simon
Simon Ramseier
be infected with type B streptococcus:
> For instance by having the bacteria on the finger and then entering the
> vagina with this finger. Or perhaps from a pool, I'd have to check the
> literature, though, I don't know how well they survive in chlorinated
> water.
Type B streptococcus is normally present in the vagina without doing any
harm. An infection can therefore also be caused by a shift in the
bacteria population - one type of bacteria is not as present anymore for
some reason, leaving more room for the other types. All of a sudden, the
streps can grow to where they couldn't go before (because those places
where occupied by other bacteria), and it's getting too much for the
immune system. Another possibility is a weakened immune system that
can't fight the present streps anymore.
The same goes for yeast infections, btw.
-Simon