• Discharges during pregnancy: a rule or a cause for concern
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 Discharge, as well as all other manifestations of pregnancy - nausea, dizziness, frequent urination, swelling of the breasts - can cause expectant mothers anxiety and stress. But we must remember that in most cases, isolation during pregnancy - normal. Moreover, the absence of secretions should be alerted. Sometimes, however, vaginal discharge, especially bleeding, may be a sign of serious problems, and complications of pregnancy. Therefore, the future mother is so important to know why there are isolation during pregnancy and in the case of deviations from the norm immediately seek medical help.

 Discharges during pregnancy: a rule or a cause for concern

Selections in early pregnancy

In the early stages of pregnancy a woman may notice a discharge, which is one of the first signs of her new status. During this period, a woman's body is undergoing global restructuring, it changes both outside and inside. Under the influence of progesterone occurs attachment of the embryo, formation of the placenta. Discharges in this case are very viscous and scanty. In early pregnancy, such selection form the mucous plug covering the entrance to the cervix and protects the fetus from infections and other external influences.

So it should be recalled that during pregnancy the female body is particularly sensitive to external stimuli. For example, conventional tampons and intimate hygiene Intimate hygiene: a delicate issue  Intimate hygiene: a delicate issue
   can cause itching, irritation and transparent allocation and odorless. In this case, do not use perfumed funds for skin care Skin Care as a habit  Skin Care as a habit
 , Feminine hygiene and tampons.

 Discharges during pregnancy: a rule or a cause for concern

Discharge after childbirth

For about six to eight weeks, women continue to discharge from the genital tract .  It is also perfectly normal and is not cause for concern .  Such selection is called "lohiyami" .  They consist of ichor, scraps of the mucous membrane of the uterus and the mucus from the cervical canal, so have a dark pink or light brown color, which eventually lightens to yellowish .  Lochia formed in place of rejection of the placenta and are wound discharge .  Over time, not only changes the color of lochia, but also their consistency - white discharge consist mainly of mucus and fat .  Normally lochia have the same smell as the normal menstruation .  Just as with menstruation, lochia amount decreases day by day .  By the end of the first week of lochia lighter, and the end of the second week, they become slimy, with a small admixture of blood .  By the end of the first month after birth release minor, but some admixture of blood can still be saved, but two weeks later selection terminated .  The sharp unpleasant odor, burning and pain in the abdomen can be a sign of infection of the uterus .  This is known as endometritis - inflammation of the inner functional layer of the uterus (endometrium) .  Due to the fact that the cause of endometriosis - microbial infection, the complex treatment to include antibiotics .  Often, however, the infection after prolonged treatment in the body do not show, but the symptoms remain purely functional character, the treatment of endometritis hormonal therapy, physiotherapy, does not lead to remission, but the use of these treatments often cause bleeding and other complications .

 Discharges during pregnancy: a rule or a cause for concern

When the allocation during pregnancy indicate pathology?

Changes in the nature and amount of secretions should be alerted. In most cases, it is a signal of the inflammatory process, as well as the presence of female genital pathogens, such as E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus  Staphylococcus
   and others. Thus, abundant, cheesy appearance, white or slightly yellowish discharge, resembling the smell of fish, indicate thrush (candidiasis). Many women thrush accompanied by minor or on the contrary - severe itching. Some women know about thrush is during pregnancy when the latent (present in the body, but no outward and not disturbing) infection begins to develop.

In the presence of infections, sexually transmitted diseases (eg, trichomoniasis) may appear abundant foam, painted in gray or green discharge. Infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases are always unpleasant, whether a woman is pregnant or not. But the situation is complicated by the pregnancy that the treatment of these infections - a complex process that can not ride. Therefore, finding such allocation should be as soon as possible address to the gynecologist and begin treatment, so as not to harm the unborn child.

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