Warts during pregnancy tend to have a tendency to increased growth. This is due to the developing in this period decreased immunity. But some kinds of warts (for example, the most dangerous flat warts), by contrast, during pregnancy may disappear.

What are warts and why they occur

Warts - a viral infection, is transmitted primarily through sexual contact. The cause of the disease is the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is in the blood of many people in the "dormant" state, without causing disease. But as soon as reduced immunity, HPV begins to multiply rapidly, to penetrate into the cells of the genital mucosa and cause overgrowth of tissue. Warts can be pointed (the most common type) and flat (a rare but more dangerous kind).

Genital warts is easy to identify - they look like small growths with a thin base. Flat warts grow in the mucous membrane and detected with difficulty. Genital warts are prone to rapid growth and merging with each other and flat - to degenerate into cancer.

Why do warts appear and grow during pregnancy

Since the beginning of pregnancy in women undergoing fundamental changes under the influence of neurohormonal factors. The main objective of these changes is to preserve the state of pregnancy. So under the influence of hormones causes low immunity. This physiological changes aimed at, in order to protect the embryo cells (and then the fruit) from the effects of immunity that can eliminate these cells, as they are only half are "native" to the female organism.

Immunosuppression during pregnancy causes that aggravated many infectious-inflammatory processes in the genital area. That is why today obstetricians recommend to plan pregnancy with preliminary screening and treatment of identified diseases.

If a woman before pregnancy in the blood was human papillomavirus (HPV), which does not manifest itself after pregnancy in a low immunity she often show signs of the disease - genital warts. When lowered immunity Immunity - types and characteristics in children in adults   they can grow very quickly, capturing all the new areas of the mucous membranes of genital and urinary tract.

But sometimes, certain types of warts may, on the contrary, subject to regression. For example, studies have shown that about 20% of flat warts Flat warts - the most dangerous form That before pregnancy has been a woman regress. Of course, this does not preclude rapid growth and malignancy (degeneration into malignant tumor) of this type of warts. Flat warts are more dangerous than pointed, so their detection and treatment of pregnant women is emphasized.

The warts are dangerous during pregnancy

Genital warts during pregnancy are growing rapidly, and as it is located where often injured, may cause bleeding and getting into the wound bacterial and fungal infection, which is quite undesirable during pregnancy.

By the time of childbirth, genital warts may grow so that they become an obstacle to the birth - their trauma can lead to severe bleeding.

Endangers the fruit. Despite the fact that during pregnancy, the fetus is protected from infection, the latter can still enter his body and cause disease. "Catch" is possible and infection during childbirth, when the fetus will have some time in contact with the mother's birth canal.

HPV infection can cause overgrowth of genital warts on the mucous membrane of the larynx (most often in the vocal cords). This is very dangerous: the rapid growth of warts can block access of air into the airways of the child.

Treatment

First of all, a woman carefully examined, revealing, mainly as a high risk of malignancy warts - its transformation into a malignant tumor. Also revealed other infection - HPV reduces immunity, so additional bacterial-fungal infections Fungal infection: to prevent and defeat   - It is not uncommon.

The treatment is usually carried out in cases where genital papilloma located in the birth canal, as well as their rapid growth or high risk of degeneration into a malignant tumor warts Malignant tumor: cells are mad . In these cases, warts are removed perhaps more gentle method, which is selected individually depending on the nature and location of the warts, as well as the state of the pregnant woman.

Galina Romanenko

According to statistics, ovarian cyst Ovarian cysts - normal or dangerous?   observed in any period of life for most women. Ovarian cysts, fluid-filled education, may appear in the ovary at any age - from adolescence through menopause. For most women, however, the potential risk during pregnancy are just large ovarian cysts, which can cause ovarian torsion.

Ovarian cysts, emerging during pregnancy - a phenomenon quite common: according to statistics, these cysts occur in one in a thousand pregnant women. Most of these cysts is harmless - a chance of rebirth in the ovarian cyst cancer is no more than one to twenty-five thousand cases. Ultrasonography usually helps to determine whether the tumor is benign ovarian malignant or if the ultrasound shows that the cyst is filled with fluid only, most likely it is harmless.

How dangerous is it?

Even a benign ovarian cyst can potentially be dangerous for pregnant women: in the case of the growth of cysts to a large size can be observed or cyst rupture or torsion of the ovary, leading to bleeding, severe pain and potentially can cause miscarriage or premature birth. Larger (more than six to eight centimeters in diameter) cysts usually surgically removed, if within a few weeks the size of such formations is not reduced. In pregnancy, the best time for surgery - the second trimester, the fourteenth to the sixteenth week. In most cases, an ovarian cyst removed via laparoscopy during pregnancy, but in cases where the size of the brush is very large and requires a laparotomy, which implies a large incision.

The most dangerous during pregnancy are considered to be two different types of ovarian cysts. First - cystadenoma (cystic adenoma). These cysts are filled with a watery fluid (watery / serous cystadenoma) or mucus (mucous cystadenoma). Size cystadenoma can reach thirty centimeters in diameter. The growth of a cyst is accompanied by distinct, very unpleasant and sometimes painful for the pregnant woman's symptoms - in particular, the sharp and strong constant pain.

Another type of cyst, which represent a danger to pregnant women - so-called "chocolate" or endometrioid cyst. Such cysts - a direct consequence of endometriosis, uterine tissue growth abroad, especially in the ovaries. "Chocolate" cysts are so called because they are filled with thick bloody brown substance resembling chocolate. When you break the endometrial cyst is bleeding into the abdominal cavity. Formation of endometrial cysts depends on hormones. During pregnancy a woman's body increases levels of the hormone estrogen Estrogen - the key to bone health , Which in turn leads to accelerated proliferation of endometriotic ovarian cysts.

Ovarian cyst and the ability to get pregnant

In rare cases, the formation of multiple ovarian cysts can lead to the inability of women to conceive. One of the common causes of infertility - polycystic ovarian syndrome. Polycystic ovaries does not always lead to the formation of multiple cysts, in some cases, causing a significant hormonal imbalance with increased levels of testosterone and insulin. This, in turn, narushet normal mechanism of ovulation Ovulation - How to determine as accurately as possible? , Fertilization and attaching it to the lining of the uterus.

Treatment of polycystic ovary almost always requires surgical removal of ovarian cysts Removal of ovarian cysts before and after the procedure . What's more - a very common and very effective method of combating PCOS requires a normalization of body weight. Ninety percent of the weight loss causes changes in hormone balance, sufficient for the normalization of ovulation and conception.

According to statistics, ovarian cysts observed in a period of life for most women. Ovarian cysts, fluid-filled education, may appear in the ovary at any age - from adolescence through menopause. For most women, however, the potential risk during pregnancy are just large ovarian cysts, which can cause ovarian torsion.

Ovarian cysts, emerging during pregnancy - a phenomenon quite common: according to statistics, these cysts occur in one in a thousand pregnant women. Most of these cysts is harmless - a chance of rebirth in the ovarian cyst cancer is no more than one to twenty-five thousand cases. Ultrasonography usually helps to determine whether the tumor is benign ovarian malignant or if the ultrasound shows that the cyst is filled with fluid only, most likely it is harmless.