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Screening During Pregnancy

Screening During Pregnancy Pregnant women who are at low risk of preterm delivery and exhibit no symptoms of vaginal infection should not be screened for vaginosis, according to an updated recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This update to the 2001 USPSTF recommendations was based on review of the literature and was published in February (US Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148[3]:214-219). The review assessed the evidence supporting vaginosis screening in both women who are at low risk of preterm delivery and those at high risk. However, because the task force found insufficient evidence addressing the benefits and risks of screening women who had an elevated risk of delivering early, no recommendation was made for such women. (Photo credit: Tatiana Morozova/iStockphoto.com) New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force advise against routine vaginosis screening during pregnancy. Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm delivery, according to the recommendation. But there is no direct evidence that screening for this infection reduces these risks. The evidence also shows that treatment of vaginosis provides no benefit for women at low risk of preterm delivery, and there is conflicting evidence on whether women who are at higher risk of early delivery benefit from such treatment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Screening During Pregnancy

JAMA , Volume 299 (12) – Mar 26, 2008

Screening During Pregnancy

Abstract

Pregnant women who are at low risk of preterm delivery and exhibit no symptoms of vaginal infection should not be screened for vaginosis, according to an updated recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This update to the 2001 USPSTF recommendations was based on review of the literature and was published in February (US Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148[3]:214-219). The review assessed the evidence supporting vaginosis screening in both women...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.299.12.1417-b
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Abstract

Pregnant women who are at low risk of preterm delivery and exhibit no symptoms of vaginal infection should not be screened for vaginosis, according to an updated recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This update to the 2001 USPSTF recommendations was based on review of the literature and was published in February (US Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148[3]:214-219). The review assessed the evidence supporting vaginosis screening in both women who are at low risk of preterm delivery and those at high risk. However, because the task force found insufficient evidence addressing the benefits and risks of screening women who had an elevated risk of delivering early, no recommendation was made for such women. (Photo credit: Tatiana Morozova/iStockphoto.com) New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force advise against routine vaginosis screening during pregnancy. Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm delivery, according to the recommendation. But there is no direct evidence that screening for this infection reduces these risks. The evidence also shows that treatment of vaginosis provides no benefit for women at low risk of preterm delivery, and there is conflicting evidence on whether women who are at higher risk of early delivery benefit from such treatment.

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 26, 2008

Keywords: pregnancy,screening

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