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L A asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsOther - Diseases · 1 decade ago

Is Group B Strep linked to Fibromyalgia?

I'm wondering if my compromised immune system due to Fibromyalgia may have caused me to carry the Group B strep Germ during pregnancy.

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  • VA_Surgeon
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    1 decade ago
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    I see you're question has been up for a few days, so let me go ahead and answer it for you :)

    As far as I am aware, there is no link between fibromyalgia and GBS. GBS is found in a sizeable percentage of sexually active women. Once your labor had started, if you were already GBS (+) then you should have received a dose of penicillin (unless you were allergic). Fibromyalgia is a disease of pain and inflammation not one of immunocompromise so it would not have caused your GBS.

    I hope this helps.

    Source(s): 4th year medical student
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