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What Causes Fungal Infection During Pregnancy?
i am 31 yrs, height 5 2 , weight 69kg, Medical history OK. i am 9 mnths pregnant. Recently during a urine RE test i got 15-20 pus cells. My doc took a vaginal swab for testing and told me i was having fungal infection. What are the signs or symptoms bcoz i keep my genital area very clean and did not find anything unusual like more discharge, itching etc.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.
Fungal infections are not uncommon during pregnancy. Generally they present with discharge, itching etc but also sometimes can be asymptotic and are incidental finding. But when diagnosed, these should be treated with oral or local antifungal drugs because infections need to be managed promptly during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor and get treated for your infection.
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Welcome to HCM.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.
Fungal infections are not uncommon during pregnancy. Generally they present with discharge, itching etc but also sometimes can be asymptotic and are incidental finding. But when diagnosed, these should be treated with oral or local antifungal drugs because infections need to be managed promptly during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor and get treated for your infection.
Hope this was useful.
Contact me for further queries.
Regards
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