A feature of the gestation period is that during this time women often develop thrush. This happens even in the case where the pre-pregnancy of fungal infections in women was not. Therefore, effective and safe drugs for the treatment of thrush are particularly important.

Why do pregnant women develop thrush and its manifestations

Thrush often develops in pregnant women because during pregnancy the immune system is reduced. It is a physiological reaction that helps prevent miscarriage Miscarriage - why you lose the most precious thing? Because the fruit is made up of foreign women for the body cells, which her immune system can reject.

It called thrush or candidiasis of external genitals of the woman the yeast genus Candida. These fungi are pathogenic microflora and live on the mucous membranes of the genitals in most women, without causing disease. But once reduced immunity, fungi can penetrate into the mucous membrane, proliferate and cause disease. The disease also contributes to change under the influence of hormones the vaginal environment: creating favorable conditions for the growth of fungi.

Manifested in the form of thrush swelling, redness and itching of the external genitalia and vagina .  After some time on the walls appear curdled raids, which are easily removed .  If this time is not to treat thrush, small cheesy raids proliferate and turn into the film, tightly attached to the mucosa .  May appear as copious as cheesy flakes .  The severity of symptoms of thrush can vary from almost imperceptible to the significant .  In any case, even if the thrush is almost evident, it is necessary to treat, or is a threat to the child .  Intrauterine infection by fungi of the genus Candida is rare, but the infection from mother to child during childbirth is quite real .  At the same time a newborn baby can develop thrush of the oral mucosa, which can then go to candidiasis gastrointestinal, respiratory, urinary tract, etc. .

Treat thrush in pregnancy is only authorized for use in this period of antifungal agents. The drug of choice in this case is often the pimafutsin Pimafucin - help in difficult times Which is not absorbed into blood and has no systemic effects on the organism.

How does pimafutsin in the treatment of pregnant women

Pimafucin (active ingredient - natamycin) - is an antifungal broad-spectrum antibiotic that has a fungicide (destroys fungal cells) action with respect to sensitivity to infectious agents. The greatest sensitivity to this drug is fungi genus Candida, addiction to the drug pathogens fungal infection does not happen.

Pimafucin acts only locally, without being absorbed from the surface of the skin or mucous membranes into the blood, which is why he has almost no contraindications and side effects. Furthermore, it is absolutely a non-toxic drug: random ingestion large number of tablets or suspension does not lead to poisoning. Pimafutsin advantage is the fact that it comes in the form of various dosage forms, it can be used in a variety of courses of treatment and provides a comprehensive approach to the treatment of thrush Treating Thrush: how to get rid of bad fungus .

How to apply

First of all, it should be done only by prescription and under laboratory control cure. If you do not, the treatment may go down the drain, and will reappear relapse thrush.

For the treatment of thrush in pregnant women most commonly prescribed vaginal suppositories Vaginal suppositories - for contraception and treatment of inflammation   with pimafutsin. Candles injected deep into the vagina daily at night for three to six days. But sometimes it does not work, and relapse continues. In this case it is necessary to reorganize the intestine, which is the natural habitat of the fungus genus Candida. Germs from the intestine with feces constantly falls on the external genitals of a pregnant woman. Pimafutsin Take one tablet four times a day for two to three weeks.

Contraindications and side effects

Pimafucin non-toxic drug that acts locally, so it just is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to it the body of a pregnant woman.

Side effects with the use of vaginal suppositories pimafutsin may appear as slight local irritation at the beginning of the treatment, which takes place on their own, without requiring additional treatment. When pimafutsin pill may cause nausea and loose stools, but it also passes quickly.

Pimafucin is the drug of choice in the treatment of thrush during pregnancy.

Galina Romanenko

Prolonged pregnancy always causes anxiety in women. A related stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis   does not benefit either the mother or the child, so do not worry, you need to trust the doctor of female consultation, which is responsible for monitoring the condition of the pregnant woman. If necessary, a woman with a prolonged pregnancy will be provided with all necessary assistance.

What is a prolonged pregnancy and its causes

It is believed that a normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks or 9 calendar months. Obstetric obtained 10 months, as contained in the obstetric month 28 days or 4 weeks. In some cases, a normal pregnancy can last longer than 1-2 weeks without any consequences for the mother and baby - it's just a physiological feature of the women, most of it is related to the duration of the menstrual cycle (over 28 days) and heredity (at perenashivanie mother or other close relatives).

At the heart of perenashivanie pregnancy are changes in the central nervous system of the mother or the connection of the central nervous system of the mother and fetus. Perenashivanie The reason can also be a violation of the regulation of this relationship on the part of the placenta.

Contributing factors to the perenashivanie pregnancy is a metabolic disorder Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things Caused by poor nutrition, lack of vitamins that make up the enzymes that accelerate all chemical reactions. Matter deferred mother genital diseases, especially inflammatory, abortion, stress, endocrine disease, liver disease, and so on.

Of great importance is the fear of pregnant women before birth and its involuntary subconscious desire as long as possible to delay the onset of labor.

Symptoms of prolonged pregnancy

True perenashivanie pregnancy is associated with a number of features that will always be found during the examination at the antenatal clinic is:

• a significant reduction in the volume of amniotic fluid (less than 600 ml), in the future this may lead to the development of the weakness of labor; amniotic fluid become cloudy from meconium (stool is the first fruit);
• despite the long period of pregnancy the amniotic fluid is not divided into front and rear; this should take place at the end of pregnancy, after lowering the baby's head in the pelvis; front leading press on the cervix and contribute to its disclosure, the lack of water slows down the front opening of the birth canal;
• baby's skin becomes dry, her little (or no) syrovidnoy grease - a sign of over-ripe fruit;
• Prolonged fruit has a thick skull bones, thin seams between the skull and the smaller fontanelle (seen on ultrasound), which complicates childbirth as head hardly passes through the birth canal; this may be the cause of birth injury Birth injuries - than they threaten your child? ;
• prolonged pregnancy when the placenta is aging and it is the most dangerous symptom: the child does not get all the necessary for its development of nutrients and oxygen; lack of oxygen is dangerous because it makes the child hypoxia - a serious condition that may affect the future development of the child (the first sign of hypoxia - strengthening or weakening of the opposite fetal movement);
• of mammary glands may begin selection Discharges in women when there is cause for concern   milk, colostrum is not (it is a liquid, a bluish color as opposed to yellow colostrum).

Diagnostics

Diagnosis of prolonged pregnancy includes inspection obstetricians, fetal ultrasound (defined by failure of the placenta, oligohydramnios, bony features of the fetal head), amnioscopy (inspection membranes using a special instrument amnioscopy injected into the cervix for examination), laboratory tests: tests hormones and biochemical composition of blood and amniotic fluid.

Help with prolonged pregnancy

If you suspect a perenashivanie pregnant women sent to a maternity hospital, where she carefully examined, in confirming the diagnosis is ready to leave. Preparation for childbirth is the softening of the cervix and the expansion of its channel with the help of special gels with hormones. When the cervix is ​​ready for delivery, induction of labor is carried out while monitoring the condition of the fetus by means of a special study (CTG). If you still lingering labors, the child suffers from a lack of oxygen, held caesarean section.

Prolonged pregnancy - it's not a terrible diagnosis, however, is not worth risking the life of a child, it is better to heed the recommendations of the doctor and promptly go to a maternity hospital.

Galina Romanenko