Mycoplasma and pregnancy are quite a serious issue in modern obstetrics. For a long time, discussions are ongoing about mycoplasma urogenital infection , and doctors can not come to a consensus.
The thing is that mycoplasma infection in a non-pregnant woman may not cause any clinical manifestations, however, if a woman is pregnant, then mycoplasma can cause great damage to the fetus.
Mycoplasma and pregnancy are a rather dangerous combination, which leads to infection of the fetus. A woman who is a carrier of mycoplasma is a source of infection. Mycoplasma penetrates the ascending path to the fetus, enters the amniotic fluid and infects the baby. As a result, in the early stages, mycoplasma infection multiplies not only in the female genital area, but also in the amniotic fluid.
As a result, about 50% of newborn girls are carriers of mycoplasma infection. However, this does not mean at all that all these girls will have clinical manifestations of the disease.
Mycoplasma and pregnancy are a frequent combination of infection and physiological process, while this infection can not always proceed clinically. A person can only be a latent carrier for a long time. Infection can be activated with a decrease in the immunity of a woman and a child, with an immunodeficiency state or against the background of another disease.
Urogenital mycoplasma during pregnancy most often causes birth defects in a child. The most common manifestation of mycoplasma infection in a child is low weight, developmental delay, asphyxia and hypoxia. Quite often you can see the manifestation of mycoplasma pneumonia in newborn babies. This is a serious disease accompanied by fever, cough and respiratory failure, sometimes leading to asphyxiation.
The accumulation of bacteria in the mucous membranes and natural fluids leads to the formation of inflammatory reactions - conjunctivitis, meningitis, stomatitis. There are cases of the formation of cysts in the brain against a background of mycoplasma infection. These cysts can increase in size and manifest neurological symptoms.
Mycoplasma during pregnancy leads in the first trimester to an abnormal laying of fetal organs and systems. Some scientists believe that mycoplasma is absolutely non-pathogenic during pregnancy, and pathological conditions of the fetus are caused by other causes.
But still, the role of mycoplasma in impaired fetal development cannot be ruled out. Indeed, in many cases, in addition to this microorganism, a woman does not find another pathology.
Mycoplasma causes non-specific inflammation in the pelvis. Then a secondary bacterial flora can join, and then an extensive inflammatory reaction occurs. This process depletes not only the mother, but also the fetus. After all, the body is intensely fighting the infection, and it takes much less energy to build the organs and tissues of the child, which means that the life support systems of the fetus can be laid incorrectly.
Mycoplasma in pregnant women can have an asymptomatic course and is detected only with a specific diagnosis. However, carriage of the microbe does not exclude the occurrence of violations in the fetus.
A woman can become infected both before pregnancy and after. You can get infected through sexual contact, during gynecological manipulations and through the household (common towels, razors and toothbrushes).
In a woman, mycoplasma and pregnancy can be accompanied by itching and burning in the genitals, specific vaginal discharge. Urination becomes more frequent, a woman becomes nervous and irritable. However, these symptoms go by the wayside in comparison with the pathology of the fetus.