Ureaplasmosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Ureaplasma urealyticum. The main route of infection is unprotected sex with a sick person.
Symptoms of ureaplasmosis in women
It is possible to recognize the presence of the disease only 5 weeks after infection, and then only when there are at least some signs. Indeed, in most cases, the symptoms of ureaplasmosis in women do not appear at all. Therefore, if you began to worry about burning and pain during urination, pain in the lower abdomen and various discharge from the vagina, then to exclude pathologies, consult a gynecologist.
Ureplasmosis in women: diagnosis
This disease is detected by the results of a general smear, in which there will probably be an increased number of white blood cells. The pathogen itself is determined by more accurate research methods: bacterial culture and PCR.
Ureaplasmosis: treatment in women
Treatment of this ailment should be prescribed only by a doctor. As a rule, for these purposes, the administration of antibacterial agents in the form of intramuscular injections or tablets is prescribed. If you are allergic to any medication, be sure to tell your doctor about it. Along with this, additional treatment is prescribed, including immuno-and physiotherapy.
During the incubation period, it is possible to prevent the development of the disease by applying special preventive treatment for several days (it is performed after sexual contact).
If a woman has symptoms of ureaplasmosis, then an urgent need to undergo treatment and her sexual partner. Otherwise, it can again become infected with ureaplasmosis. Even if the partner does not bother anything, he must be convinced to undergo an examination, because with an asymptomatic course of the disease, the risk of developing various kinds of complications increases.
Ureaplasmosis in women during pregnancy
Before planning a pregnancy, every woman needs to take all the necessary tests that can show the presence of this infection. The fact is that during the bearing of a baby, the future mother is very weakened by immunity, and even a small amount of this bacterium is necessarily activated. And due to the negative effect of the antibiotics that kill the ureaplasma bacterium , treatment of this disease at this time will be impossible. As a result, there is a high probability of occurrence of inflammatory processes of the genital organs and infection of the baby at the time of birth.
If infection with ureaplasma already occurred during pregnancy, and symptoms of ureaplasmosis appeared in a woman, the doctor must prescribe the necessary tests. And to prevent infection of the baby and reduce the risk of premature birth after 22 weeks, antibiotics and drugs that support the immune system are prescribed to the woman.
Who is most affected by this disease?
Women are most exposed to ureaplasma infection, who:
- have a promiscuous sex life;
- previously suffered an STD;
- do not use any means of protection against infections;
- until 18 years began to have sex, etc.