Today, almost everyone knows that taking any medications, and especially antibiotics, during gestation is best avoided. This is due to the fact that medications can adversely affect the development of the child. Of course, it’s better to go completely healthy for nine months and not take any treatment more seriously than tea with raspberry jam, however, circumstances may turn out differently, and a pregnant woman may get sick. In this case, the doctor must assess the risks, deciding which is more dangerous - a developing disease or taking carefully selected drugs.
Inflammation in the pelvic organs caused by infection is especially negative for the future baby. Therefore, genferon during pregnancy can be prescribed starting from the thirteenth week.
Genferon is a drug produced in the form of suppositories. The basis of this medicine is inferon, which is able to increase local immunity, and also fights bacterial, fungal and viral infections.
Genferon during pregnancy is prescribed if a woman has urogenital inflammatory diseases, including chlamydia, trichomoniasis, mycoplasmosis, candidiasis, etc.
Such a wide spectrum of action of the drug is provided by the substances that make up its composition. So, interferon has the ability to activate white blood cells, increasing the body's defenses, taurine relieves inflammation, and anesthesin helps get rid of unpleasant pain caused by infection.
If the doctor prescribes genferon, he can recommend using vaginal and rectal suppositories during pregnancy. Thanks to this method of administration, active active substances are fixed on the mucous membranes and partially penetrate the lymph. That is, the drug acts both as a local and as a systemic treatment. If infectious diseases are detected, genferon can be prescribed in combination with other medicines necessary to fight the infection. The integrated use of drugs allows you to quickly achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
In the first three months of bearing a baby, Genferon is not prescribed, since there is no exact data on what effect the components of the drug can have on the fetus.
Sometimes genferon during pregnancy can be prescribed as a prophylactic, for example, there is a risk of recurrence of herpes. This disease during an exacerbation is extremely dangerous for a baby who may be infected in utero or during childbirth. Therefore, it is important to take timely measures to prevent relapse. In this case, Genferon Light is often prescribed, during pregnancy it is allowed to be taken from 13 weeks until the birth. Genferon light is characterized by a lower content of active substances in suppositories, and it is prescribed mainly for children and pregnant women.
Can genferon be contraindicated during pregnancy? Usually this drug is well tolerated, but if individual intolerance to one of the components of the drug is detected, its use should be stopped immediately. If a pregnant woman has a tendency to allergies or an autoimmune disease, then this drug should be prescribed with caution. A slight burning sensation at the injection site is a local allergic reaction and does not cause discontinuation of treatment. Sometimes there is the appearance of chills, fever, pain in the muscles and joints, although such symptoms usually appear only when the daily dose is exceeded several times. If a pregnant woman notices discomfort when using Genferon, she needs to inform her gynecologist about this.