Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, usually caused by unclean sexual activity, but some people are also caused by genetics. Therefore, mothers must pay attention during pregnancy. What should they do if they are infected with syphilis?
If diagnosed with syphilis in the early stages of pregnancy, the child may also be infected with syphilis at this time. Usually, the higher the syphilis titer, the greater the possibility of the child being infected, and in this case, the first thing to do is to undergo testing.
You should know that syphilis can be transmitted vertically to the fetus through the placenta. In early pregnancy, pregnant women contain a large amount of Treponema pallidum, which is highly contagious. The harm of syphilis to pregnant women is not limited to this, syphilis may also lead to fetal hydrocephalus. So once pregnant and infected with syphilis, if you want to give birth, you need to do a check-up after the baby is born. First, check whether it is negative or positive. If it is negative, it is okay. If it is positive, do a hydrocephalus test. If there is no hydrocephalus, inject relevant drugs directly. If hydrocephalus is found, in addition to injecting relevant drugs, other adjuvant treatments need to be coordinated.
You should know that the antibody tests for syphilis are RPR, TRUST, TPPA, etc. RPR and RUST are screening experiments, and if both tests are positive, syphilis cannot be determined. TPPA is a specific antibody for syphilis, and only when TPPA is positive can syphilis be confirmed. When RPR, TPPA, TRUST, and TPPA are all positive, prompt treatment is necessary.
