VDD increased the developing of BV only in pregnant women
VDD increased the developing of BV only in pregnant women
Having BV when you are pregnant is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and having a low-birth-weight baby, preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) and uterine infection after delivery. Studies have shown that there can be an association between BV and miscarriages in the second trimester of the pregnancy. The link between the two is not fully understood and further, it is very possible that these women are experiencing problems during their pregnancy as a result of other complications. Some women who have BV have perfectly normal pregnancies so really, the best way of dealing with the infection is to treat it either in a GUM clinic or by a private medical service.
A recent study published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, has reported that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been linked to the developing of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant women. The researchers analysed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and it was discovered that VDD increased the developing of BV but only in pregnant women.
The study does have its limits however. The data was collected from women aged 20 years or older thus excluding age groups of interest and information on unprotected sex was only gathered from women who reported having multiple sexual partners in the space of one year. Also, this analysis did not explore the relationship between VDD and BV per trimester of pregnancy.
GUM clinics routinely test for all types of sexually transmitted diseases and other bacterial infections that may or may not be sexually transmitted such as BV, ureaplasma and mycoplasma.