Help needed early pregnancy and BV

[Dinosaurdrip]

Hi guys, have been to epau today for a 2nd scan where they dated me at just over 5 weeks. I have experienced bleeding so they had taken swabs and the results show that I have BV. Yay me. So the dr gave me a pesary (sp?) however having read the enclosed leaflet it says not to use in first trimester as not enough evidence to say it is safe.

So why was it prescribed? Should I use it as it has been prescribed by a doctor?

Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance.

Anyone?

Does it explicitly say not to use, or use on drs advice only? I've been given medication in preg, esp anti-nausea drugs, that say not to use while preg. You could give epau a call and ask to speak to someone. BV isn't a great thing to have in pregnancy. Hopefully someone with a little more knowledge will be able to help you out.

Thanks imip, it says to seek medical advice before use which I guess I have. Is not like the doctor does not know I'm pregnant I just wanted to know if anyone had had any experience. I also do not know what the implications are if I leave it u treated till the 2nd trimester when it is safe to use.

Sadly dinosaur, the implications of not taking it might be quite bad. Worst case your waters could break, in the second trimester it will general result in your baby dying. Sorry to be so harsh about it, but this is why I responded to your post in the first place. I lost my first daughter due to my waters breaking at 21 weeks. A long and sad story, but one of the causes at the time was speculated to be bv. I think some people can have bv with no consequence and others it can cause a real problem for. It used to be called vaginaitis (sp??) many years ago and I think if you are susceptible to it, you may get it frequently, like thrush or cystitis. Sorry, my memory on this is rusty. I have no medical experience, but I think that the 'seek medical advice' before use is a standard sort of disclaimer on medication, just in case. But a quick call to epau or even your gp might relax you about it.