Diseases During Pregnancy
Ectopic Pregnancy
It is a complication of early pregnancy and is a major cause of maternal death in the world and in some countries it is in the first place. In recent years their frequency has increased six times.
Considerations
Ectopic pregnancy is the implantation of the fertilized ovum outside the uterus or womb. There are several structures where the nest egg can abnormally, but between 70 and 90% of cases occur in one of the two fallopian tubes (the tubes through which migrates the egg or female sex cell, but also can be implemented in the ovaries (where eggs are produced) in the cervix and in some cases less, out of the reproductive organs in the abdominal cavity.
Causes
This condition is due to any factor that generates blocked fallopian tubes, which causes the egg can not reach the uterus. There has been a correlation between this condition and suffering or have suffered from sexually transmitted diseases that cause infections in the fallopian tubes, suffering or have suffered from pelvic inflammatory disease, smoking over 20 cigarettes a day, surgical sterilization, and use intrauterine device among others. Furthermore, this disease has a high recurrence rate.
Events
The woman complains of pain mainly in the lower abdomen or pelvic area also may have abnormal vaginal bleeding, nausea, vomiting and signs of pregnancy include: suspension of the menstrual period and swelling and breast pain. In severe cases, severe abdominal pain, dizziness and loss of consciousness, which, if due to internal bleeding can lead to shock and death of the person concerned.
Progress in Malaria Vaccine During Pregnancy
A recent study has developed an important step towards the creation of a vaccine against pregnancy-associated malaria. The parasite causes the disease can cause fatal reactions in women during their first month of pregnancy.
With the development of the vaccine will prevent many deaths and problems during pregnancy.
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite of the genus Plasmodium that is transmitted to people by the bite of a mosquito. When these mosquitoes bite people, the parasite enters the liver where it multiplies rapidly and goes on to infect red blood cells or erythrocytes. Febrile seizures this causes sudden, intense, every two or three days. This process is exhausted, leaving the body in the case of young children is a high probability of fatal without treatment.
That is why malaria causes about 400-900 million cases of fever and approximately 2-3 million deaths annually, the vast majority of cases occur in children under 5 years. The only way to direct infection among humans is that a pregnant woman transmits them by spraying insecticides to the fetus, which is why these women were particularly vulnerable to this disease because the parasite prevents nutrients from the mother pass through the placenta, thus resulting in abortions and premature births. This disease is very worrying, especially in countries with high infant mortality.
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Cancer and Fertility
Women of childbearing age who face a cancer know that your reproductive organs are affected, treatment by chemotherapy and radiotherapy can result in disruption of ovarian function resulting in infertility temporarily or permanently.
If you want to have children should consult a fertility specialist before undergoing the treatment.
The big concern for women who are diagnosed with cancer and was intended to become pregnant in the future has led to develop two innovative techniques to increase the chances of pregnancy in these cases:
The extraction and freeze eggs before treatment is started later to undergo in vitro fertilization. There are scientific articles about “Preserving fertility in women with cancer” and “Freezing vs. Vitrification Egg.”
The extraction and freezing of the ovarian tissue before starting treatment and later reimplanted. In relation to auto transplantation of ovarian tissue and subsequent pregnancy are obtaining the following news: “A woman gives birth after ovary transplant complete” and “Pregnancy after breast cancer.”
Anemia During Pregnancy
What is anemia?
Anemia is a shortage of red blood cells or reduced ability of them to carry oxygen or iron.
Pregnancy can cause anemia?
Yes, the relationship between anemia and pregnancy is common, although rarely a serious complication because it is the decrease in hemoglobin mass during the gestational period. This is because at that stage there is a predisposition to the discrepancy between the increase in erythrocyte mass and plasma volume increase, with the added possibility of coexistence with acute blood loss by an obstetric or medical condition.
What effects on pregnancy and the baby?
Because the fetus depends on maternal blood, anemia can cause poor fetal growth, preterm birth or low infant birth weight.
Other consequences for the mother are tiredness and listlessness, which makes the care of her and newborn. In turn, in cases of severe anemia increases the risk of postpartum maternal mortality.
Why does it occur?
During pregnancy three successive stages occur that alter the balance of iron. The first change is positive due to the decrease of menses, during the second begins the expansion of red cell mass (between 20 and 25 weeks gestation), and in the third quarter there is a greater uptake of iron fundamentally part of the fetus after 30 weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
An air pollution during pregnancy causes smaller babies
Here are the recent findings of a French team from INSERM led by Professor Rémy Slama, CHU de Grenoble. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of air pollutants during pregnancy on fetal growth.
For this, the research team was established in mid-pregnancy, a device for measuring benzene in 280 * Pregnant women. This device has an idea of exposure to air pollutants both outdoors and at home of patients or even know their workplace. The size of the fetus, and their head circumference was measured at the end of each trimester of pregnancy and birth.
Some factors known to decrease the size of babies at birth (passive smoking, duration of pregnancy, maternal body size) were adjusted for final analysis does not interfere with the effect of pollutants.
There is a strict correlation between the rate of exposure of pregnant women to pollutants, and the small size of babies at birth (length and head circumference).
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Diseases during pregnancy
Infecciones
Any pregnant suffering from infection should be treated as if I were not taking into account two things: avoid the fever rises over 38 ° and medicate if needed, but with simpler and known antibiotic possible (avoiding the modern that have not been tested in pregnancy). Sometimes, if there is pus, the doctor will tell a culture to find the best drug. Should drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and eat foods rich in vitamin C as oranges or kiwis, to enhance defenses.
Kidney colic
When a pebble is stuck in the duct that lowers the kidney to the bladder (ureter), there is a very intense intermittent pain, sometimes with nausea, vomiting and a lot of unrest. If the picture is not can trigger contractions in the uterus and promote premature birth, also predispose to kidney infections. You have to take medication prescribed by your doctor without fear. To relieve the pain is very useful to apply hot water in the side that hurts, it is taking a warm bath or a shower directed at the affected area. Drink lots of water helps to remove the stone. The có1icos can be very annoying (some say more women than childbirth).
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Aspirin Reduces Risks of Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Aspirin reduces risks in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome. Antiphospholipid syndrome birth rate was uneventful in women who took Aspirin ® as a preventive measure increased from 38% to 72%.
The administration of Aspirin ® significantly reduces the risk of complications in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, according to research conducted by Dr. Munoz Rodriguez, who has been promoted by the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and the Institute of Biomedical Research August i Sunyer The study, whose findings are published in the journal Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, shows that Aspirin consumption lowers the chances of occurrence of venous or arterial thrombosis and abortions, usually related complications with this autoimmune condition.
Specifically, the uneventful birth rate rises from 38% to 72% in pregnant women taking Aspirin ® as a preventive measure.
Research conducted by Dr. Munoz Rodriguez team focused on one hundred patients with antiphospholipid syndrome who underwent a follow-up period of over four years. The specialists found that 91% of patients not treated with aspirin developed new thrombosis, while those who were given Aspirin ® that risk was reduced to 42%.
The long term treatment with anticoagulants was found to be even more effective: only 19% of subjects who received him were affected by new episodes of thrombosis. Aspirin was especially good effect in pregnant women undergoing prophylactic treatment with Aspirin ®.
Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by paintings of arterial and venous thrombosis, abortions, or thrombocytopenia in association with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The syndrome is considered primary if not associated with other underlying disease and secondary if it is linked to other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus.