Pregnancy is a time when women need to be as healthy as possible.  STD’s can cause various health issues for pregnant women.  The baby relies on the mother’s body for survival.  Any illness can put the baby in jeopardy.To fight off complications from STD’s, it is wise to get to the doctor as soon as you know you are pregnant. 

Find out what health issues you have early on can be is the best way to ensure a healthy baby.  In order to have a healthy baby you must healthy yourself During pregnancy Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis can be cured during pregnancy. 

A dose of antibiotics will clean up these diseases.  Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, hepatitis B and genital herpes can be passed on from mother to baby during delivery.  HIV can be transmitted to the baby through the placenta when the baby is born to through breastfeeding. The fact that treatment and precautions can be undertaken is reason enough to be screened for STD’s.  However, if more encouragement is needed there are a number of terrible side effects babies can suffer from exposure to STD’s. 

Babies can be stillborn from being exposed to STD’s.  Low birth weight, which can cause a multitude of issues, can occur.  STD’s can cause disabilities in babies such as blindness, or deafness.  They also can cause major complications and diseases such as cirrhosis chronic liver disease.

Since HIV and genital herpes have no cures precautions can be taken during the birthing process.  If a woman has herpes outbreak at the time she gives birth a C-section may allow the baby to bypass getting herpes.  HIV infected mother also can have C-sections in an attempt to prevent exposure of the disease to the baby.During the initial prenatal visit many doctors test for STD’s. 

However, if your doctor does not routinely test for STD’s, most do, ask for STD testing. It is best to have as many tests done as possible so that disease can be ruled out.  Once you have received clean bill of health be sure that you are not exposed to any STD’s if you are not exposed to any STD’s.  If you are not in a monogamous relationship be sure to protect yourself with condoms when having sex.

Being well informed and careful when you are pregnant is very important.  Your unborn child is counting on you to take good care if it.Motherhood begins long before the baby is born.  The moment you find out you are pregnant it is time to start making responsible choices for both you and the baby.  One of the first things that should be done is scheduling a doctor visit.

Getting in to see the doctor as soon as possible is very important. Start taking care of your baby immediately by taking good care of yourself.

The symptoms of PID are often unnoticed or are very mild.  The main symptom that women typically experience includes abdominal pain.  Of course, women are prone to abdominal pain so it can be hard to distinguish between cramps, bloating and the paint he comes with PID.  However there are some signs of PID that one can lookout for.  When there is pain during sexual intercourse or when pain is persistent, you should get to a doctor immediately. PID can also produce a number of other symptoms that are also symptoms of other STD’s. Heavy vaginal bleeding can be a sing of PID.  Especially when that bleeding takes place in-between periods.  Fevers, chills and vomiting can also be signs of PID.  Of course, those symptoms could also be signs of a cold as well.

PID can be avoided by maintaining a healthy sexual lifestyle.  If you are sexually active you should be practising safer sex by using condoms and having sex with a single partner.  Whether you are having sex or not, you should also be having yearly pap smears and physicals.  This is the best ay to avoid PID. PID typically is the results of an untreated STD.  Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two STD’s that, when left untreated, can lead to PID.  Treatment for PID ranges from antibiotics to surgery.  PID can spread from the reproductive organs and seep into the abdomen and surgery will have to be performed.
Being treated and cured of Chlamydia or gonorrhea and following up to make sure that the infection is completely gone is a great preventive measure when it comes to PID.  PID is a very serious STD that can be avoided with proper measures.  Take all of the antibiotics that you are prescribed and keep any return visits to the doctor that are scheduled. 

Doctors tend to monitor PID very carefully.  After three days if your symptoms have not improved you may have to be hospitalized.  While in the hospital you will be given intravenous antibiotics.  Be sure that your sex partner is tested for PID as well.  Having PID more than once can lead to a number of very serious health complications. Tell your partner to get tested and refrain from having sex until both of you are over PID.

There can be serious complications from PID.  If pus collects in the ovaries and fallopian tubes, intravenous antibiotics will need to be administered and surgery might be necessary.  When left untreated these complications can lead to death.  Scar tissue left from PID infections can make you sterile.  The scar tissue blocks the path of the egg so that it can not make the necessary trip to the uterus.  The more times you get PID the higher the chance of infertility.  An episode of PID increases the risk of etopic pregnancy.  Etopic pregnancies are very serious issues that can lead to death or infertility.  This is a major complication of pregnancy and increase the risk of having it is unwise. 

It is very important to avoid PID as much as possible.  This is an STD that can lead to death and infertility.  If you have chronic pelvic pain or are feeling under the weather, it is important to go to the doctor and get checked out.  Catching PID early is key to a full recovery.