Episode 10 - Reproductive Tract Infections
Obstetrician's Guide to Pregnancy
English - May 17, 2020 16:30 - 6 minutes - 4.85 MBMedicine Health & Fitness pregnancy obygn obstetrics obstetrician expert india healthcare gynaeocology gynecology conception preconception Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
[Season 1 - Preconception] Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as HIV, HPV, Gonorrhea etc directly affect the outcome of a Pregnancy, as do other reproductive tract infections (or RTIs). How do such diseases manifest and why? What are the various types of STDs? Are all STDs equally detrimental to one's health (or to Pregnancy)? How are they transmitted? What are the incubation periods for these diseases and do they share any semblance with COVID-19?
We start this episode by covering the above fundamentals. We then dive into the dangers of these diseases, and the detrimental effect they have on your Pregnancy, and shortlist the 10 most essential things related to STDs and RTIs that you should know about, and work towards correcting (if infected), during the preconception period.