Infection with gonorrhea infection is a serious problem for a woman, because it can seriously affect reproductive health. Gonorrhea, which is treated only with antibiotics, is a highly contagious disease transmitted through sexual contact. It is very dangerous if a pregnant woman becomes infected with a gonococcal infection, as this is fraught with the development of serious disorders in the unborn baby.
Diagnostics
Already on the 5-10th day after infection, gonorrhea begins to show symptoms. Photos with a demonstration of the external signs of the disease, published in medical journals, will help in self-diagnosis. If you suspect you need to see a doctor. The presence of infection is detected by examination under a microscope of cell samples taken from the cervical mucosa.
Gonorrhea: treatment of various forms of the disease
The approach to choosing a specific method of therapy depends entirely on the nature of the course of the disease. So, to cure an acute gonococcal infection, it is enough to undergo antibiotic therapy. If there is chronic gonorrhea, a comprehensive treatment should be performed, including not only taking an antibacterial drug, but also immunotherapy. Often, gonococcal infection is complemented by chlamydial. In this case, in addition to the main antibiotic, an additional medication is prescribed: amoxycycline, azithromycin or erythromycin. It is necessary to refuse sexual contacts until gonorrhea is completely eliminated.
Sometimes treatment with a certain antibiotic may not give the desired results, since bacteria can be resistant to commonly used types of medications. Therefore, the rational choice of the drug is the basis of successful therapy. In order for the treatment to turn out to be of high quality, the doctor must pay attention to the observance of several conditions: the gonococcus must be sensitive to the drug, and the dose of the antibiotic is selected so that the pathogen dies. You yourself cannot competently select a drug and calculate its dosage, only a venereologist should do this. The treatment of an acute illness takes only a few days. To verify the absence of infection, repeat tests are performed.
The disease in a chronic form is treated, as already mentioned, not only with antibacterial agents. In addition to this, a special vaccine is administered in the form of injections. This measure reduces inflammation and enhances the effect of the antibiotic. Among other things, it is necessary to carry out therapy aimed at normalizing the microflora of the vagina.
Gonorrhea: treatment during pregnancy
Since most drugs used for treatment of gonococcal infection are not recommended for pregnant women, their symptoms of the disease are suppressed by antibacterial agents such as Cefixime and Ceftriaxone. Fluoroquinol and tetracycline antibiotics are contraindicated for pregnant and breastfeeding women.