Most infections are sexually transmitted, adversely affect the pregnancy. Trichomoniasis is no different.
It is important that trichomoniasis:
1. Widely distributed.
2. The flow of trichomoniasis may be asymptomatic or malosimptomno that does not always allow diagnosis prior to pregnancy.
How does trichomoniasis affect a pregnancy?
Numerous studies confirm that trichomoniasis increases the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight babies. Moreover, some studies have shown that women infected with trichomonads increases the risk of stillbirth.
This ability to treat pregnant women against trichomoniasis limited to the possible adverse effect of drugs on the fetus. Assign treatment could not before a second trimester pregnancy. Treatment of trichomoniasis during pregnancy, with no symptoms, may be waived. In any case, the question to treat or not treat trichomoniasis during pregnancy should be addressed to the gynecologist. And in any case not take the pills themselves or on the advice of friends.
Transmission of Trichomonas newborn is possible, but is rare (5%). Babies trichomoniasis occurs fairly easily (because of peculiarities of the epithelium of reproductive tract) and tends to cure itself.
That said - every woman planning a pregnancy should be tested for trichomoniasis (as well as other sexually transmitted diseases).
If trichomonads revealed, it must undergo a course of treatment. It was only after the treatment, embarking on conceiving a child.
