Will mold during pregnancy affect the fetus?

The place where mold is most likely to appear is moldy food, and women's bodies can also develop some gynecological diseases due to mold infection, such as candidal vaginitis, which is the most typical example. Under normal circumstances, fungal infections can be effectively resolved by symptomatic medication, but some pregnant women also have fungal infections in their bodies, and there are concerns that they may have a major impact on the fetus. So, will mold during pregnancy affect the fetus? Let’s take a look below.

Will mold during pregnancy affect the fetus?

If you find yourself suffering from vaginitis, don't be nervous. Vaginitis is the most common disease among women. The infection rate is very high when the body's resistance is reduced. Once the body's resistance is increased, it will heal on its own. In treatment, pregnant women can use 2% solution to flush the vulva, which can achieve the effect of sterilization and anti-inflammation.

The treatment method is: within 12 weeks of pregnancy, you can use medicated liquid to clean the vulva and vagina, and change the underwear every day, and wash and iron it together with the towel and basin. After 12 weeks of pregnancy, after cleaning as above, gently dry the vulva and place the suppository deep in the vagina, and use it every night before going to bed. When there is vulvitis, medication can be applied to the vulva. Generally, a course of treatment lasts 10-14 days. The patient should be rechecked 7 days after stopping the medication, and the fungus should be rechecked for the third time 2 weeks after the symptoms disappear. Treatment can be terminated after recovery. To avoid intrauterine infection, vaginal operations should not be performed after 35 weeks of pregnancy.

In addition, you can also use sitz baths to sterilize and disinfect, but this method has limitations. It is generally recommended to do sitz baths about 4-8 months after pregnancy. This method cannot be used for treatment in the early or late pregnancy to avoid the possibility of premature birth or miscarriage.

How to prevent vaginal candidal infection

Some women had vaginitis before pregnancy, and their symptoms disappeared after treatment, so they thought they were cured, but this is not the case. Candidal vaginitis is prone to recurrence. After treatment, a gynecological examination and vaginal secretion test should be performed. If there are no abnormalities, it means that it has been cured recently.

After that, you should go to the hospital to check the above examination contents once every month after your menstruation is over for 3 consecutive months. If the results are all negative, you are completely cured. You can't start considering pregnancy until the inflammation is completely healed. If the inflammation itself has not been cured, pregnancy at this time not only increases the difficulty of treating inflammation during pregnancy, but also poses a threat to the safety of the fetus.

Secondly, try to keep the vulva clean and dry during pregnancy.

If we want to completely get rid of the interference of mold, in addition to paying attention to personal hygiene, we can also disinfect the infected area in a targeted manner. Common disinfectants include iodine tincture, medical alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and some special disinfection products. For women's private parts, products such as Cleanse and Hygiene have very good effects against mold.