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  1. #1
    BellyBelly Member

    Dec 2005
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    Group B strep

    how come i have never been tested (in either pregnancies) and others seem to get tested routinly? is it something i should request?

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    Jan 2005
    cowtown
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    i htink there is another thread in here on this.
    Some OBs routinely test for GBS and others dont bother.
    You can get a +ve result one week, and a -ve result the next - or the other way around.
    Some hopitals monitor for warning signs of it in labour instead of testing for it.
    There is some good info here On "tests for uncomplicated pregnancies - towards the end in the thrid trimester section is info on the two main ways that group B strep is handled.