Cervicitis during pregnancy dangerous?

The cervix is ​​the lowest part of the uterus, responsible for producing mucus to facilitate intercourse, creating an opportunity for sperm to easily penetrate deep inside the uterus to reach the fallopian tubes to fertilize.
Cervicitis is an inflammation and infection that causes damage to the cervix. Cervicitis during pregnancy is also quite common. Usually in the first 3 months and the last 3 months of pregnancy is the time when pregnant women are very susceptible to gynecological infections, especially cervicitis.
Common manifestations of cervicitis during pregnancy are: Cervical swelling, inflammation, vaginal discharge a lot, unpleasant smell, pain, itching in the private area.
If you continue to have sex at this time, it can make the cervicitis during pregnancy worse.

Causes of cervicitis during pregnancy include:
Hormonal imbalance during pregnancy. Hygiene of the intimate area is too careful or too sketchy. Vaginal environment changes: the overuse of detergents and cosmetics will cause an imbalance in pH and create conditions for bacteria to penetrate.

Wearing tight, tight underwear makes the private area easy to breed bacteria. The vaginal area is wet and has a lot of secretions, causing bacteria to grow strongly to enter the cervix and cause infection. Having unprotected sex leads to gynecological diseases. Ever had a gynecological infection but not completely treated. The mother has had a miscarriage, abortion or premature birth but did not take good care of it, causing infection.

Pregnancy is a very sensitive period and special attention should be paid if pregnant women unfortunately have inflammatory diseases.
Cervicitis during pregnancy, if there is no intervention and early treatment, it will have a negative effect on the development of the fetus.
Specifically:
If the mother has cervicitis during pregnancy due to Candida infection, the baby may have a yeast infection that sticks to the oral mucosa, causing black mouth or fungal dermatitis. More dangerously, the fetus may be malnourished or have an increased risk of premature birth, weak resistance, and fungal pneumonia. If the mother has gonococcal cervicitis, bacteria from the mother's genital secretions can enter the newborn's eyes, causing conjunctivitis, causing the baby's eyes to become congested, with yellow pus. affects children's eyesight. Risk of premature rupture of membranes, infection of amniotic fluid, fetus... causing fetal infection leading to a high risk of premature birth. Cervicitis during pregnancy also reduces the elasticity of the uterus, so it also increases the risk of miscarriage than normal.

Gynecological infections whether in normal people or pregnant people, early detection will give faster and better treatment results.
For acute cervicitis, the doctor will prescribe medication as the main treatment. Usually a combination of oral antibiotics and gynecological suppositories to increase the effectiveness of treatment. For chronic cervicitis, the doctor still prescribes the treatment of cervicitis in combination with special solutions to clean the private area. Because of simplicity during pregnancy, women cannot apply surgical and invasive methods. Surgery can be done after the baby is born. In addition, women should also take measures to prevent cervicitis during pregnancy to minimize cervicitis.
To prevent cervicitis during pregnancy, women should:
Pay attention to proper and clean intimate hygiene. Choose underwear with breathable material, good absorbency. Avoid using cleaning solutions with strong detergents Limit eating sugar and sweets to avoid increasing the amount of secretion in the vagina Eating a lot of yogurt will help prevent vaginal infections very effectively When detecting gynecological inflammation, it is necessary to avoid conjugal relations. Persist in treatment until the disease is over.

Cervicitis during pregnancy, if not treated early and properly, will adversely affect the health of both mother and fetus. Therefore, if you notice any unusual signs, you should proactively go to the doctor as soon as possible for timely advice and treatment. Absolutely do not buy and use drugs on your own because it can harm the unborn baby.
In order to help customers detect and treat gynecological diseases early, Vinmec International General Hospital has a package of basic gynecological examination and screening, helping customers detect early infectious diseases and help treat Easy, inexpensive treatment. Screening detects gynecological cancer (cervical cancer) early even when there are no symptoms.
Basic gynecological examination and screening package for female customers, has no age limit and may have the following symptoms:
Abnormal vaginal bleeding Having menstrual problems: irregular menstrual cycle, irregular menstrual cycle Irregular vaginal discharge (smell, different color) Vaginal pain and itching Female clients have several risk factors such as poor personal hygiene, Unsafe sex, abortion,... Female customers have other symptoms such as: Abnormal vaginal discharge, itching, pain in the private area, abnormal vaginal bleeding.