**Obstetrics and women's questions and answers** - ### **What is one of the main causes of fungal infection in women?** The answer of Dr. Zahra Saifi, a surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: One of the main causes of fungal infection is vaginal itching... Vaginal itching is caused by factors such as vaginal creams, toilet paper and chemical stimulants, infections that are transmitted through sexual intercourse, products that are used a lot during bathing and cause it to be transmitted, products such as condoms and chemical stimulants cause vaginal dryness. Recent studies have shown that there is a close relationship between stress, worry and fungal infections. Chronic**, because stress has a negative effect on the body's immune system and as a result causes an increase in fungal infections in women. In general, the failure rate of contraceptive pills is between two and three percent. The most common reason for this failure and the occurrence of unwanted pregnancy after taking birth control pills is their irregular and incorrect use or forgetting to take the pills. Other reasons include not using another method to prevent pregnancy when taking the first pack of birth control pills or starting birth control pills. Stomach and intestinal infections, drug interactions with antibiotics, and some nerve drugs. Misconceptions and false beliefs such as taking pills only during sex and.... are also effective in the practical failure of contraceptive pills... - ### **How do I know I'm pregnant?** Dr. Zahra Saifi's answer: Symptoms of pregnancy and menstruation can be similar, which means that the symptoms you feel may be a sign that your period is near and not pregnancy... That's why they say that pregnancy cannot be diagnosed by symptoms and you have to wait until your period.... If you are using birth control pills or pills and you feel that you have all the symptoms of pregnancy, these symptoms may be due to the side effects of taking the drugs... Another reason you may find it interesting is false pregnancy. is. Is one pregnant? The answer of Dr. Zahra Saifi, a surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: The first **pregnancy ultrasound** is to detect the location of pregnancy, the heart and the placenta of the fetus, and the appropriate time for that is 5-6 weeks of pregnancy. The screening ultrasound of the first trimester of pregnancy (NT) is performed to detect genetic diseases such as Down syndrome and... and the appropriate time is 13 to 11 weeks of the fetus, the appropriate time of pregnancy... 18-22 weeks of pregnancy... in this ultrasound, the sex of the fetus can be determined. determined definitively.... Ultrasound is completely painless and has no known side effects for the mother and the fetus, but unnecessary and excessive ultrasounds should be avoided... - ### **Can endometriosis be treated with drugs?** The answer of Dr. Zahra Saifi, a surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: Medical treatment of endometriosis by creating conditions similar to menopause only helps to control the symptoms and prevent the aggravation and spread of the disease and is not considered the final treatment..- **Can you have sex during pregnancy?** The answer of Dr. Zahra Saifi, a surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: Don't worry about your gender during pregnancy.... The fetus is located in the gestational sac, which has a specific gender and completely protects the fetus.... The fleshy wall of the uterus creates a lot of resistance to the environment.... - ### **What is the most reliable way to determine the gender?... Answer by Dr. Zahra Saifi, surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: The safest and most reliable method of determining gender is pre-implantation genetic diagnosis or PGD, which is performed along with artificial insemination or IVF. is... 99.9%.... There are other methods for **determining the sex of the embryo** whose accuracy is lower than PGD, such as the Microsort method whose accuracy is 90% for female embryos, another method is called ECSRITus... the accuracy is between 70 and 80%.. The answer of Dr. Zahra Saifi, a surgeon and specialist in obstetrics and gynecology: In most cases during delivery and around 36 and 37 weeks and after, the baby is placed in the cephalic position in the mother's stomach, so that the baby's head is placed downwards and the head is ready to come out, but in few cases this rotation may not happen at the right time and the baby is placed in such a way that during delivery, his legs are read up or down. Dr. Zahra Saifi, surgeon and specialist in gynecology, obstetrics and sterility:** **44977660** **info@drz-seify.com**