Ureaplasma in women: the causes

Ureplasm is a common infectious disease that often affects men and women. The main difficulty in diagnosing and treating infectious disease is the almost complete absence of symptoms. It is easier to protect against ureaplasmosis than to fight it, it is worth knowing about the main causes of ureaplasma in women, on what grounds infection can be detected, as this disease usually treats.

What is it?

Ureaplasma is a bacterial infection that affects the mucous organs of the genitourinary system. There are several varieties of these bacteria, the disease is provoked by those that are sexually transmitted. Regardless of the type of bacterial infection, the manifestations of the disease are usually the same.

It should be noted that bacteria of ureaplasma can normally be present in a healthy person, these microorganisms are considered opportunistic. Sometimes they are detected in completely healthy people during preventive examinations. The choice of therapy or rejection of it depends on the symptoms that are present against the background of the infection.

Women are more likely to become carriers of this infection than men. In addition, the male body is sometimes able to cope with the infection and its consequences, this is not found in women. In general, some experts note that women are more likely to experience ureaplasma.

As the infectious lesion itself rarely causes any symptoms or disorders, its complications are most dangerous. Often it leads to various inflammatory diseases of the excretory and reproductive system, especially in women. Therefore, in the treatment of very often the main treatment is aimed at arresting the effects of ureaplasma.

It is impossible to determine this disease independently, because it does not have obvious symptoms. Very often a woman turns to a gynecologist with any disease of the reproductive system, and infection with ureaplasma is determined during the diagnosis. Identify the infection can be exclusively through specialized analysis.

Important! Treatment of ureaplasma should be strictly controlled by a specialist, this disease can be quite complicated with therapy.

As transmitted by

Infection with this disease usually occurs sexually, for the most part ureaplasma affects adult men and women of reproductive age, especially those practicing unprotected sex with unverified partners. The likelihood of acquiring this disease in the domestic environment is too small.

Infection does not occur in children, but there is a possibility of infection in the baby if the mother has ureaplasma during pregnancy. Infection occurs when the baby passes through the birth canal during childbirth. If a woman is aware of her infection, experts advise giving birth through caesarean section to avoid transmission of infection to the newborn.

Causes of pregnancy

Some women have this condition during pregnancy. There are several explanations for this. First of all, we should not exclude the possibility of infection with ureaplasma before pregnancy. The infection has a long incubation period - up to several months. If before the conception of any examinations for infection was not carried out, it is found already when bearing.

Also affect the appearance of ureaplasma in pregnancy may decrease immunity and changes in microflora under the influence of hormonal adjustment in the body of a pregnant woman. These factors can trigger the development of the disease.

Symptoms of

Ureaplasma usually occurs without any symptoms, affecting the occurrence of inflammatory diseases of the reproductive and excretory system. This is the main danger of this defeat.

The most common complications that occur with ureaplasma are inflammatory diseases of the bladder, cystitis, urethritis, which causes inflammation in the urethra. If these complications occur, symptoms appear:

• burning and itching when urinating;
• soreness and discomfort during sexual intercourse;
• increased urination;
• false urge to urinate, pain in the lower abdomen.

If these symptoms occur, you should immediately go to the gynecologist, because with the progression of such inflammatory processes can lead to even more severe consequences.

Important! Especially dangerous is ureaplasmosis for pregnant women, their health and bearing a fetus.

Can ureaplasma cause infertility?

Started infection always leads to severe consequences for the body, infertility can be triggered by complications of ureaplasma. At the very beginning of infertility treatment, it is extremely important to pass all the necessary tests to identify infections, they can affect the possibility of conception.

Can ureaplasma cause a stiff pregnancy?

Infection can significantly harm the body of a pregnant woman and her future child, her complications can provoke a dead pregnancy or miscarriage. When identifying the disease during pregnancy, it is necessary to discuss with the attending physician the possible options for intervention and infection control.

Treatment at home

Before treatment, you must always pass all tests and make sure that the symptoms are caused by ureaplasma. Scheme of therapy is selected depending on the type of lesion and its severity, usually using the following:

• antibiotics, they are usually used in the form of tablets, the course of admission lasts up to ten days, with violations of microflora, women can also use ointments;
• vitamin complexes, they are required, since very often the infection actively develops against a background of reduced immunity and a deficit of certain substances;
• remedies the work of the intestines, they are required after antibiotic therapy.

These are the main drugs used in the treatment of ureaplasma in women. Also, it is usually advised to switch to a special diet that excludes large amounts of fatty heavy foods, salty foods, foods that can provoke an allergic reaction. The entire course of treatment, subject to all prescriptions of the doctor, lasts up to two weeks.

Prevention

The only reliable way to prevent this disease is to avoid unprotected sex, especially with untested partners. During the entire period of treatment, one should also refrain from sexual activity.

An important part of prevention is also considered to increase immunity. The lower the resistance of the body, the greater the likelihood of developing this disease.