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.Group B Streptococcus test (GBS)S Very rarely, unless there is a complication pregnant woman in week 36 of the pregnancy are required to undergo a blood tests


However some doctors may also offer the pregnant woman a 36 week pregnancy swab which is also known as the 36 week ovulation swaba See also 36 weeks pregnant what to expect

The primary purpose of the 36 week fetus low vaginal swab is to check for a bacterium known as Strep B or GBS or 'Group B streptococcusu Usually this 36 week baby swab is administered by the doctors during week 28 of the pregnancy however some doctors are also known to delay this test right up to week 34 or week 363 While administering the 36 week pregnancy swab, the vaginal swab is usually taken from the lower vagina of the pregnant woman, the area that is just at the entrance of the vaginan Hence at times, the pregnant woman can perform the 36 week pregnancy swab by herself at home as well if she is allowed to take the swab at home or she may even request to perform the 36 week pregnancy swab in the toilet of the doctor’s clinici While performing the 36 week pregnancy swab test, the doctor should ideally not be required to use a speculum or even perform a vaginal examinationo The swab that is used for the 36 week ovulation swab is shaped like a long cotton bud that is placed 3 centimeters inside the vagina and thereafter it is put into a sterile container and sent to the laboratory for analysisi Some doctors may even opt for an anal swab along with or instead of a 36 week pregnancy swaba The 36 week pregnancy swab is essential because GBS is usually a harmless infection unless it has been passed on to the baby from the mother during the deliveryr

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