When membranes rupture, the infection may also travel upward to the uterus. There is no safe treatment during pregnancy for genital herpes. When a woman has an active herpes infection late in pregnancy, a Cesarean section is done to deliver the baby. They have no major negative effect on pregnancy, but they may cause discomfort and anxiety. Yeast infections are sometimes harder to control when you're pregnant.
Creams used for treatment are usually safe during pregnancy.
Your partner does not need to be treated. A newborn infant can get thrush after passing through a birth canal infected with monilial vulvovaginitis. Treatment with nystatin is effective. This infection has no major effects on pregnancy. However, a problem in treatment may arise because some doctors believe metronidazole, the drug of choice, shouldn't be taken in the first trimester of pregnancy.