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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection During Pregnancy
HI doctor ,my wife is in her 38th week, after her consultation wid her gynec doc today, she have advised her to use clindamycin forte for a week as she gt some fungal infection, is it safe in these days or wat? it wont harm our baby,ryt?And this tab will get absorbed in vagina?as am abroad and far from my wife,it keeps me worrying!!
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
Hallow Dear,
There seem to be some confusion in your understanding. Clindamycin forte is an antibacterial medicine; it is not anti-fungal medicine. Clindamycin vaginal suppositories are used for bacterial vaginosis. In fact any antibiotic increases the possibility of or flares up the fungal infection. So please get it confirmed about your lesion - whether you have got fungal infection or Bacterial vaginosis.
For fungal infection, you would be prescribed some anti-fungal medicine like Clotrimazole.
Clindamycin has not shown any ill effects on the baby if taken in second and last three months of pregnancy. However, its use during breastfeeding is not recommended.
I hope this will make you confirm the diagnosis and the treatment. For any further discussion on this and advice, you may ask me direct question.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
There seem to be some confusion in your understanding. Clindamycin forte is an antibacterial medicine; it is not anti-fungal medicine. Clindamycin vaginal suppositories are used for bacterial vaginosis. In fact any antibiotic increases the possibility of or flares up the fungal infection. So please get it confirmed about your lesion - whether you have got fungal infection or Bacterial vaginosis.
For fungal infection, you would be prescribed some anti-fungal medicine like Clotrimazole.
Clindamycin has not shown any ill effects on the baby if taken in second and last three months of pregnancy. However, its use during breastfeeding is not recommended.
I hope this will make you confirm the diagnosis and the treatment. For any further discussion on this and advice, you may ask me direct question.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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