Bacterial vaginosis screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]

Overview

General screening for bacterial vaginosis is not recommended. According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, evidence is insufficient to recommend routine screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) in asymptomatic pregnant women at high or low risk for preterm delivery for the prevention of preterm birth.^[1]

Screening

According to the United States Preventive Services task force:^[1]


Population	Screening Recommendations
Asymptomatic Pregnant Women, Low Risk	The USPSTF recommends against screening for bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women at low risk for preterm delivery
Asymptomatic Pregnant Women, High Risk	The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women at high risk for preterm delive

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 United States Preventive Services Task Force. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/bacterial-vaginosis-in-pregnancy-to-prevent-preterm-delivery-screening?ds=1&s=bacterial%20vaginosis Accessed on October 13, 2016

[Screening-BV-1] 1.0 ^1.1 United States Preventive Services Task Force. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/bacterial-vaginosis-in-pregnancy-to-prevent-preterm-delivery-screening?ds=1&s=bacterial%20vaginosis Accessed on October 13, 2016

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