Syphilis is a very serious disease, if not treated, great complications can arise. It is transmitted through sexual intercourse. Like any other disease, syphilis during pregnancy is dangerous. If syphilis is found during pregnancy, it is necessary to immediately be treated, in this case it will not in any way threaten the woman in labor.
Stages and symptoms of syphilis
Common symptoms of syphilis are:
- The appearance of ulcers of a convex shape, they are very contagious. When you have sex with an infected partner, the risk of getting infected is 99%. Ulcers can be located anywhere in the genital area: on the labia, anus, perineum. You can not even notice them, but only feel strong pain, especially when urinating. The appearance of ulcers is the initial stage of syphilis.
- The next period of syphilis development in pregnant women and not only is accompanied by an itchy rash.
- Over time, if immediate action is not taken, the rash will spread throughout the body.
Consequences of syphilis in pregnant women
If you quickly cure syphilis during pregnancy, then the child does not face anything. Treatment of syphilis during pregnancy is complicated by the restriction in the permitted drugs, because they should not damage the baby. Pregnancy after having suffered syphilis once also will not be complicated by anything.
Treatment of syphilis does not affect the development of the newborn and its future life, but the effect of untreated syphilis on pregnancy is inevitable, it can provoke premature birth or miscarriage.
But the most serious complications are pathologies in the child, intrauterine developmental lag, infection during labor or delivery. Such children are often born with congenital syphilis, which eventually leads to blindness, deafness, bone pathologies, neurological disorders and other terrible consequences. Therefore, the analysis for syphilis is a compulsory study in the preparation for pregnancy, and during pregnancy it is done several times.