Patient's question:
My friend is currently 7 months pregnant. When she was 3 months pregnant, she developed candidiasis of the vagina. Due to the inability to take medication, she followed the doctor's advice to rinse the external genital area with alkaline water, but the effect was not significant. Now, her vaginal discharge is green in color and has a foul odor. The vaginal opening looks like cauliflower and does not look normal. What should she do? She is about to give birth and is very afraid of infecting the baby.Doctor's answer:
During pregnancy, women experience a decrease in hormone levels, an increase in secretions, changes in vaginal pH, and a recurrence of bacteria in the vaginal area as the environment changes. Among these, candidiasis is relatively common in pregnant women. When treating vaginal infections during pregnancy, medication should be used with extreme caution. Depending on the type of vaginal infection, topical local treatments such as nystatin suppositories, clotrimazole vaginal tablets, and Baofukang suppositories can be used to prevent medication from causing fetal malformations.