Chlamydia during pregnancy: signs, symptoms and causes. The effect of chlamydia on pregnancy: consequences

Pregnant Woman

The article will reveal the causes of the appearance, symptoms and methods of treating chlamydia during pregnancy.


  • Chlamydia is a fairly common infectious disease that is transmitted sexually. Chlamydia are pathogens that affect the genitourinary system, less often the intestines
  • They negatively affect the reproductive functions of a woman, can lead to infertility and many other gynecological problems
  • Chlamydia during pregnancy is especially dangerous, as it can affect the fetus, cause problems with development or premature birth. The main method of protection against chlamydia is the use of condoms in intercourse

The causes of chlamydia of pregnant women

  • Chlamydia has a very long latent stage. In addition to testing tests, this disease may not show for a long time
  • The main cause of the disease is an unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner. Even condoms do not give 100% guarantees of protection
  • Chlamydia can be transmitted only sexually. Household infection is impossible, since chlamydia cannot survive in the environment without a host organism
  • Also, infection is impossible through pets. They cannot be the peddles of this infection

Chlamydia

Chlamydia

Signs and symptoms of chlamydia in pregnant women

  • Often chlamydia is asymptomatic. About 60% of infected women does not even suspect the presence of this disease
  • Sometimes chlamydia is accompanied by vaginal discharge with a pungent odor, pain in the lower abdomen or discomfort when urinating
  • Also, there may be weakness and slightly elevated temperature
  • But all of the above symptoms can indicate another disease. Therefore, only examination in the hospital can confirm or refute chlamydia

The consequences of chlamydia during pregnancy

  • During pregnancy, chlamydia is especially dangerous in that it affects not only the mother’s body, but also the baby
  • For mother chlamydia is fraught with inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system
  • In the early stages of pregnancy, chlamydia leads to hypoxia (lack of oxygen receipt of the child). As a result of this, a miscarriage or intrauterine death of the fetus may occur
  • If the hypoxia is moderate, then it can lead to a lack of development of some baby systems
  • Chlamydia blocks access not only to the child’s oxygen, but also the nutrients that are so necessary in the development
  • If the mother is infected with chlamydia in the late pregnancy, then the child will also be infected with this disease
Diagnosis of chlamydia

Consultation by the doctor

Symptoms of chlamydia in a newborn

  • Lung diseases, pneumonia
  • Conjunctivitis and other infectious diseases of the eyes
  • Syndrome of Fitsa-Hyu Curtis
  • In the presence of any of the symptoms, you need to immediately diagnose and treatment the baby

Diagnosis of chlamydia in the blood during pregnancy

  • Since chlamydia proceeds almost asymptomatic, it is impossible to conclude about the presence of this disease yourself
  • A woman should regularly (at least 1 time in 6 months) contact a gynecologist for examination
  • In case of suspicion of chlamydia, tests will be prescribed, after which the diagnosis will be made and treatment will be prescribed
Diagnostics

Diagnostics

How to take an analysis on chlamydia during pregnancy?

  • Analysis can be done for chlamydia in the body in any laboratory. But it is better to go to diagnose this disease to a gynecologist's specialist
  • There are two ways to pass the analysis on chlamydia - a blood test and a smear. The medical name of this analysis - prts in chlamydia
  • Before passing the analysis, the doctor will conduct a conversation and give several recommendations. To make the analysis true, the patient should not drink antibiotics
  • A special diet will also be prescribed, which will help to detect infection
  • PRC in chlamydia is one of the mandatory tests during pregnancy

Chlamydia and ureaplasma during pregnancy

  • Chlamydia and ureplasm are two types of pathogenic organisms that can be in the body, both together and separately
  • Both of these diseases will help to identify the analysis of prts
  • Ureplasma has the same weak symptoms as chlamydia. It is impossible to distinguish these diseases without analysis
  • Ureplasma is as dangerous as chlamydia. The disease can lead to a miscarriage or inferior development of a child
PRC in chlamydia

PRC in chlamydia

Chlamydia trachomatis in women during pregnancy

  • It is the bacterium of chlamydia trachomatis that is the causative agent of chlamydia
  • In appearance, these are fixed oval -like organisms that are larger than ordinary bacteria, but less viruses
  • Chlamydia Trachomatis lives due to the nutrients of the host cells and cannot exist separately
  • The incubation period of this bacteria - from 10 to 35 days
  • Chlamydia Trachomatis is dangerous in that it causes inflammatory processes and the inability to function normally reproductive organs
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Chlamydia Trachomatis

Antibodies of chlamydia during pregnancy

There are several classes of antibodies of chlamydia, which indicate a form of the disease:

  • IGA - this Antibodies class appears if the disease is in an aggravated stage. Sometimes a chronic disease that enters the stage of exacerbation is manifested. This form of chlamydia is found 2 weeks after infection. If this type of antibodies is found in a woman during pregnancy in the late stages, then she and her child should receive treatment no later than 3 days after childbirth
  • IGM - this species indicates that the body is fighting independent forces with the pathogens of the disease, but it cannot do it on its own. Taking antibiotics will accelerate the treatment process. Sometimes this result may indicate intrauterine infection
  • IgG appears, even if a person was once ill with chlamydia and was cured. This antibody in large quantities speaks of the strong protective properties of the body against chlamydia
Chlamydia treatment

Chlamydia treatment

Chlamydia during pregnancy: treatment

  • If, during the examination, chlamydia is found by the doctor prescribes a number of other tests to find out about the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases
  • Engage in self -medication of chlamydia independently, especially during pregnancy is unacceptable
  • Not all groups of antibiotics are suitable for pregnant women. The doctor will pick you up the one that is possible at your time
  • Chlamydia is treated comprehensively, in addition to antibiotics, drugs that increase immunity, vitamins and enzymes are prescribed. Diet can also be assigned
  • All drugs need to be used exactly as much as the doctor prescribed. Premature cessation of treatment can lead to the chronic stage of the disease

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