In 2018, the ACOG stated that screening for bacterial vaginosis before gynecological procedures “can be considered“ as a way to reduce infection. However, in March 2020, a new expert review was published in the AJOG making a much stronger recommendation. In this session, we will review the publication from March 2020 from the American Journal of ObGyn highlighting this stronger recommendation to screen for bacterial vaginosis before gynecological procedures.