Does vaginitis affect the fetus?

Vaginitis is the most common gynecological disease, which can cause symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge, abscesses, or nausea and bloating. For pregnant women, the harm caused is relatively large, affecting the healthy development of the fetus, so active prevention is necessary.

1. The amount of leucorrhea increases and becomes thicker, resembling white tofu dregs or curd. Itching and burning pain in the vulva and vagina, pain during urination, accompanied by urgency and frequency of urination.

2. Abscess ruptures into the abdominal cavity: The condition suddenly worsens or the lower abdominal pain continues to intensify and turns into pain in the whole abdomen, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, chills, followed by a weak and rapid pulse, a sharp drop in blood pressure, and cold sweats. Physical examination showed absent abdominal breathing, diffuse tenderness throughout the abdomen, obvious rebound pain and muscle tension, abdominal distension, and weakened or absent bowel sounds. Gynecological experts remind that if a localized pelvic abscess ruptures into the abdominal cavity, it must be treated urgently.

3. Abscess: Symptoms continue to worsen, with remittent high fever, more obvious peritoneal irritation signs, rectal pressure, defecation sensation, urination pain and other rectal and bladder irritation symptoms, and systemic poisoning symptoms. Bimanual examination and digital rectal examination feel that the pelvic cavity is full, the rectouterine pouch tissue is thickened, hardened or has a fluctuant mass, accompanied by obvious tenderness.

4. Abscess rupture: After the appearance of a large amount of blood and pus in the stool, pyuria, or a large amount of pus discharged through the vagina, clinical symptoms such as high fever, abdominal pain, and abdominal tenderness are significantly improved. Examination shows that the original lump disappears or shrinks, indicating that the pelvic abscess has penetrated into the rectum, bladder, and vagina.