Delicate problems during pregnancy

Why can sex lips be hurt during pregnancy? Is it normal when itching appeared in sexual lips? Do I need to treat herpes on sexual lips during pregnancy?

Some changes in the body of a woman after conception occur in the first days, others are a little later. Not all of them it feels, but the fact that the external parts of the genitals swell on the first week.

This is the normal reaction of the body to changes in the hormonal background. Rights the speed of local blood flow, the uterus increases, pain in the sex lips appear.

In pregnancy, immune status is reduced, so the edema of the vulva can be caused not only to the increased work of progesterone. Favorable conditions are created to exacerbate chronic diseases – sexual infections in a dormant state at normal time, and causing vulvovaginitis and bartolinite. In later dates, varicose disease may begin.

What to do in a similar state and how to remove discomfort, if sex lips are swollen and hurt?

Physiological changes

Normal physiological changes in the outer part of the genitals in the first weeks after conception – these are changes in color and a slight swelling.

Lips can become brown, crimson-bluish, even black. Maybe easy itching can be felt, but in most cases it appears, if a woman is dressed, that is, the usual overheating.

Bleeding during pregnancy sex lips, ulceration appeared on them, the color and character of the selection changed, the sinusiness is sharply expressed and the swelling is strong – it is abnormal. Easy discomfort Suppose strong painfulness that causes an inconvenience – reason to consult a doctor.

Genital infections

Itching and the swelling of the genital lips during pregnancy can be caused by the infection that many women even consider the sign of this state by itself – candidiasis.

The flora of the vagina consists of bacteria of various types and mushrooms – Candida – in it are necessarily present. While the immune system is normal, they are in the balance with useful lactobacteries, but it costs it will decrease, the fungal flora begins to actively multiply.

Symptoms of candidiasis:

• Characteristic white discharges resembling rolled milk;
• swelling of the mucous vaginal;
• soreness and strong itching in the crotch.

Do not wait for the thrush to disappear by itself – it requires therapeutic effects. The thrush during pregnancy is treated with local drugs that gynecologist appoints.

In the fact that in pregnancy, sex lips swell, not only the thrush can be to blame. «Wakes up» And another pathogenic flora, which was suppressed by a normal immunity – Gandarella, vaginal trichomonas. If the first microorganisms relate to a conditional pathogen, then the second is transmitted by sexual. Arises vulvovaginit.

Symptoms of this state:

• burning and strong itching of the germ lips;
• edema of the outer part of the vulva;
• enhancing the discharges that become grayish or greenish;
• dryness mucous;
• Pain in the perineum, which is enhanced with loads – walking or during intercourse.

Therapeutic scheme for elimination of vulvovaginite is appointed individually.

It is necessary to find out that it provoked it – during pregnancy it is impossible to blindly drink antibiotics of a wide range of action – and to do this, pass the analysis of the smear.

The inflammatory process is stopped using local action – microbial flora is destroyed by irrigation, ointments, candles. Medications are selected, aimed at the destruction of microorganisms that are culprits of diseases. Antibacterial drugs are prescribed rarely, especially in the first trimester.

If the sex lips are not only echoed, but liquid allocations appeared, which continue until the week, the woman felt weakness, her temperature rose, itching in sexual lips – such symptoms may be a sign of aggravation of genital herpes.

Not always during pregnancy, herpes rashes on the sexual lips acquire the appearance of papules with liquid serous contents, it can proceed almost asymptomatic. Any state changes – this is a reason to consult a doctor.

But still the most common symptom, according to which herpes is detected, these are rashes. They can be localized on the sex lips, the walls of the vagina, the cervix.

For a developing fetus, this is a very dangerous disease – if herpes appeared for the first time, it is a sufficient reason for interrupting pregnancy by artificially. But even if the herpes virus was in sleeping condition, and the exacerbation appeared against the background of immunity reduction, the treatment of pregnant is required in mandatory. The acute form of herpetic infections may disrupt the formation of the fetus, cause defects of the development – brain defects and the central nervous system, deviations in physiological development, provoke miscarriage.

Having disappeared and rash in the field of genitals disappear after 10-14 days on their own, but the expectant position should not be taken. At the first signs of genital herpes, you need to see a doctor.

Bartolinitis

Sometimes pregnant swelling is most pronounced on the one hand and sharp crotch pain appear. So manifests itself a bartolynite – a disease in which glands producing vaginal lubricant clog. Bartoline glands – a pair body that is in the thicker of a big sex lip.

Bartholinite symptoms:

• pronounced swelling of sexual lips;
• pain in the surrounding tissues;
• redness of the mucous lip;
• Painful sensations when driving and calm.

During pregnancy, the inflammatory process is manifested against the background of immunity reduction.

It can cause:

• Intestinal sticks, which, with normal immune status, are suppressed by useful bacteria;
• Staphylococci and streptococci, which were in «Dormant» condition – for example, if there were chronic pharyngitis or caries in the body, and pathogenic bacteria penetrated through blood flow;
• Specific microorganisms exciting sex infections.

In most cases, bartolinite is treated with a comprehensive impact – operational and conservative. Antibiotics are selected to eliminate the infection, which are most safe for the fetus. Antibacterial preparations of penicillin row are most often used, especially in the first trimester.

Varicose Gilip

From the middle of the second trimester discomfort, women can deliver another disease that causes edema of external gynecological organs – varicose veins in sexual lips.

When pregnancy, local blood flow in the field of small pelvis is enhanced, the third circulation circle appears – placental, on the vessels located in a small pelvis and sexual lips, the load increases. First, a woman can only feel the insignificant weight in the perineum, then the skin acquires a crimson tint, severe pain appears when walking, urination and sexual act.

If the varicose varicose is negligible, then during pregnancy it can not be treated. The doctor will advise to pay more attention to intimate hygiene, more often rest in the lying position. It should also be avoided to injure the external field of genital organs so as not to cause disorders of the integrity of blood vessels.

If the state delivers pronounced discomfort, local action can be assigned, improving blood flow – ointments and gels.

At the end of the third trimester, the treatment of varicose veins is no longer carried out to not provoke bleeding during childbirth.

To reduce the unpleasant feelings from the swelling of the germ lips during pregnancy, the woman is recommended to wear comfortable cotton underwear, more rest in a horizontal state, dress up the weather, regularly perform hygiene measures, refusing perfumized intimate hygiene.

If the swelling of genitalia increases, the selection, weakness or temperature has increased – need to be addressed to the gynecologist.

Easy discomfort – physiology, soreness and discomfort – sign of diseases of gynecological organs.