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Recurrent BV which I think is leading to my recurrent miscarriages. Advice please!

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MollySxx · 12/01/2021 11:02

So, where to start. In April 2020 I had a miscarriage at 9 weeks, but they said I was only measuring 6 weeks. Me and my partner started TTC again in the June, failed attempts until I got a positive in October 2020. That pregnancy ended in a chemical pregnancy as I was testing positive and then a week later my period arrived and tests were quickly negative. I didn’t have a period for the whole in November 2020, so I took tests first week of December most negative and then they started turning faintly positive. Again, started bleeding and was told another miscarriage. I am being referred to the NHS recurrent miscarriage clinic, but with Covid it’s all been on hold.

But back to the research I’ve been doing. I developed BV (bacterial vaginosis) when I was about 22, I’m now 25, it comes and goes, I’ve been on antibiotics, done at home treatments. Everything. I finished a course of antibiotics in December when I had a swab and it came back positive for BV. I’m now on my period and before I came on I thought BV was coming back. But is BV the reason for my miscarriages? I’ve been tested for blood clotting, all came back normal, I’ve had ultrasounds and again all looking fine, my womb is fine, the lining around it is fine. They just said my ovaries were a bit bulky and showed cysts. Which polycystic ovaries have been mentioned, had bloods and waiting on those results.

I just want help with the BV and it constantly happening. I’m at my wits end and I haven’t helped myself by reading into it last night and now thinking I’ve made myself infertile by having it🤦🏼‍♀️

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Wireless77 · 12/01/2021 15:08

Hi, I'm sorry you're going through this. From what I've read, BV does not cause early miscarriages. It can cause pre-term labour later on in pregnancy. Many women have BV, sometimes more than once when pregnant, and are fine. There can be many reasons for miscarriages, blood clotting is only one of them. Try to look up recurrent miscarriage specialists in the UK, there are about 3 names that come up everywhere. You are young and still have time, but start looking into it now. A lot can be done! Best of luck! x

MollySxx · 12/01/2021 15:29

@Wireless77 I truly think I’ve just scared myself last night when I was on a research hunt🤦🏼‍♀️ I have referred to a miscarriage clinic for further investigations, but of course that’s on hold because of Covid. But my GP has been amazing with filling in the gaps in the meantime with the ultrasound for example and the findings of that and the cysts on my ovaries. Which he has said is more than likely not the reason to of caused the miscarriages. Shall just sit pretty and wait x

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