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Chicup · 07-26-2008, 11:59 PM

Well since about 25% of women have group B strep (no idea of the % for males, its only really talked about in women) I'd say unless we were playing with someone pregnant (eww), I'd not bother bringing it up.

But Chicup, thats so dishonest, its so wrong!

No, its a common bacteria in our bodies which can rarely affect newborn children, most often passed on from the mother. I've never been tested for it, perhaps my wife was when she was pregnant but I don't know the result, nor am I concerned about it.

But lets say I KNEW we had it, like 25% of the population. Due to its pretty much negligible risk to adults (unless you are immunocompromised, and if so why the hell are YOU swinging) I wouldn't bring it up. The reason is most peoples medical knowledge doesn't go beyond an issue of People, group B strep sounds all scary unless of course you know how common it is, that its normally benign, and is only an issue with newborns, and due to its common nature they are checked for it in the US.

So unless people are swapping health histories and have the understanding on how it all works, all you are going to do is scare people into thinking its a big deal.

07-26-2008, 11:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chicup Not a potential *** Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,093 Location: Under the bed Status: Tired	Re: Group B Strep Well since about 25% of women have group B strep (no idea of the % for males, its only really talked about in women) I'd say unless we were playing with someone pregnant (eww), I'd not bother bringing it up. But Chicup, thats so dishonest, its so wrong! No, its a common bacteria in our bodies which can rarely affect newborn children, most often passed on from the mother. I've never been tested for it, perhaps my wife was when she was pregnant but I don't know the result, nor am I concerned about it. But lets say I KNEW we had it, like 25% of the population. Due to its pretty much negligible risk to adults (unless you are immunocompromised, and if so why the hell are YOU swinging) I wouldn't bring it up. The reason is most peoples medical knowledge doesn't go beyond an issue of People, group B strep sounds all scary unless of course you know how common it is, that its normally benign, and is only an issue with newborns, and due to its common nature they are checked for it in the US. So unless people are swapping health histories and have the understanding on how it all works, all you are going to do is scare people into thinking its a big deal.