Vaginal discharge during pregnancy
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The discharge can be due to candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis. A syndromic diagnosis should be made before treatment. Need to consider possibility of sexually transmitted infections including gonorrhoea and chlamydia (see Sexually Transmitted Infections chapter).
|
Medicine |
Adult dose |
Frequency |
Duration |
|
miconazole pv |
200mg |
every night |
3 days |
or |
clotrimazole pessary |
500mg |
every night |
3 days |
and |
metronidazole po |
400mg |
3 times a day |
7 days |
or |
secnidazole po |
2g |
once only |
Single dose |
Clotrimazole cream can also be used
Caution: Avoid metronidazole in 1st trimester.