Gestosis pregnant

The birth of a child - is not only a great happiness, but also a great responsibility which rests on the shoulders of the mother. For nothing could harm the baby during pregnancy, it is better to plan. The fact that a planned pregnancy involves a complete survey of parents not after, but before conception. In such cases detected and prolechivayutsya all chronic diseases and foci of infection - this greatly reduces the number of complications during pregnancy. Gestosis (toxemia) of pregnancy - a condition that occurs in the second half of pregnancy and is characterized by impaired function of vital organs and systems.

It happens that mellitus occurs in healthy women, but such a phenomenon occurs much less frequently than mellitus, emerged against the background of some other disease. Usually it is kidney disease, cardiovascular system, chronic intoxication (eg, smoking), foci of infection (eg, chronic tonsillitis), hormonal disorders, endocrine disease. Negative impact on the body of a pregnant woman is also supported by chronic stress, overwork, poor diet and daily routine (eg, sleep), sedentary lifestyle, and genetic predisposition to gestosis. Gestosis as often happens with very young women and women who first give birth after 37 years.

As a result of certain irregularities in the body of a pregnant woman is a compression (spasm) of the blood vessels that leads to an increase in their pressure and vypotevaniya liquid part of blood through the walls of blood vessels (edema formation) tissues of the body of a pregnant woman begin to receive less nutrients and oxygen that calls to them at first unnoticed, then all the more difficult changes. Particularly hard to react to the lack of blood supply to the brain, kidneys and placenta. Inadequate blood supply to the placenta can cause the development of placental insufficiency - serious complications, which leads to intrauterine fetal development.

Signs of gestosis of pregnant

Gestosis develops gradually, initially appears hydrocephalus pregnant if you do not take any action, then it goes into the next stage - nephropathy during pregnancy, which can end tragically - pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in pregnancy.

Dropsy pregnant appears edema. Due to the large amount of fluid in the body of the body appear at first hidden (rapid weight gain of pregnancy - more than 350 g per week), and then clear edema. Most of these swellings appear first in the feet and gradually move upward, being a woman with no suffering that can lead to the fact that she did not turn in time to the doctor.

Against the background of persistent edema woman appears at first transient (eg, stress), and then a permanent increase in blood pressure. The figures enhance the individual, but every woman should know their working pressure and if it suddenly begins to rise on a regular basis, it is a sign that the need to seek medical advice immediately. In the women's clinic in the survey will be revealed yet another sign of nephropathy - a protein in the urine. In addition, even in this period optometrist can detect vascular spasms fundus, suggesting that disturbed cerebral circulation.

If this woman does not receive state aid, the nephropathy may go into pre-eclampsia, when one begins to change on the part of the brain. The first sign of pre-eclampsia is a long-term headache. Then can join visual disturbances (flashing flies before his eyes), nausea, abdominal pain, insomnia, irritable weakness. Blood pressure during this period is held at high figures, and even growing.

Eclampsia begins with convulsions, which lasted about two minutes, and often provoked by bright light, sharp sound, pain, stress, etc. It initially appears a prolonged spasm (patient literally bend in an arc), then the small seizures of arms and legs, loss of consciousness. In some cases, against a background of high blood pressure woman immediately falls into a coma.

Eclampsia can be complicated by cardiac and renal failure, bleeding in internal organs, including the brain, premature detachment of normally situated placenta, fetal death.

Treatment of gestosis

Treatment of gestosis, carried out only in the hospital. Houses can leave women with little swelling and then only if they fulfill all the doctor's prescription.

Woman with gestosis the treatment of diuretic, lowers blood pressure and calming drugs.

One of the main directions in the treatment of such women is the prevention and treatment of delayed intrauterine fetal development. If the pregnancy is large enough, the phenomenon of gestosis not decrease and the fetus is suffering - it is an indication for delivery.

Remember: women's clinics invented not only to treat gynecological diseases. Their main function - this observation for pregnant women and prevention of possible complications of pregnancy and childbirth. If a woman during pregnancy, regularly visits his doctor, the percentage of complications from her repeatedly reduced.