Those diseases, which in the usual period of life do not cause special fear among doctors and residents, during the bearing of the child may well cause irreparable harm, both to the mother and the baby. One of such infections is considered to be mycoplasmosis in pregnancy, or as it is also called, mycoplasma.
Mycoplasmosis in pregnant women: what is it?
This disease provokes mycoplasma - organisms that are something intermediate between a fungus, a virus and a bacterium. They lead a parasitic way of life, feeding on substances from the cells of the human body, and can not exist separately from it. Usually mycoplasmosis in pregnant women becomes a consequence of non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic norms, because it can be brought in using other people's personal items.
Symptoms of mycoplasma in pregnancy
This disease has a very short list of symptoms, which is probably why most patients do not even suspect it exists inside their body. Diagnosis of the disease is also very difficult, because microorganisms are so small that only PCR-DNA diagnostics can detect them.
How does mycoplasma affect pregnancy?
During the bearing of the child this disease passes into the stage of exacerbation, therefore it is extremely dangerous to get infected in the "interesting" period. Gynecologists unanimously assert that the consequences of mycoplasma during pregnancy can be the most unpredictable: from inflammation to miscarriage, or birth before time. Microorganisms can rarely get to the fetus itself, which is protected by the placenta, but the inflammatory processes that cause mycoplasmosis can easily spread to the fetal membranes. And this can lead to their early rupture under the weight of the child, and to childbirth on a day that does not fit.
The more dangerous mycoplasma is in pregnancy, it is because the risk of polyhydramnios , the unnatural attachment of the placental organ, the complicated postpartum period in the mother and the appearance of urinary tract pathologies is significantly increased. Statistics show that the fetus is infected in only 20% of all reported cases. If the disease is severe, infection of the kidneys, nervous system, eyes, liver, skin and lymph nodes is not excluded.
Mycoplasma treatment during pregnancy
All the above complications are possible only if the disease is in an active stage. When a pregnant woman is recognized as just an infection carrier, she will only need to regularly sow the infection. Treatment of mycoplasma during pregnancy begins in the second trimester, and it is carried out with the help of stimulants of immunity and antibacterial drugs.