Last update May 21, 2021

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Maternal infection

Compatible

Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.

Sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

It can be transmitted during passage through the birth canal. Postnatal transmission through contact with the mother or her partner is very rare. Transmission through human milk has not been documented (Lawrence 2004).

Gonorrhea is not a contraindication to breastfeeding (OWH 2015).

The antibiotics used for its treatment (ceftriaxone, cefixime, azithromycin or doxycycline) are compatible with breastfeeding (Fantasia 2013).

If the treatment is done with intramuscular or intravenous ceftriaxone, no separation time between mother and baby is necessary and breastfeeding can begin immediately. With other treatments, a 24-hour separation is convenient and, meanwhile, expressed breast milk can be administered (Lawrence 2016, p791).
Newborns of mothers diagnosed with gonorrhea, still asymptomatic, should receive a dose of intramuscular or intravenous cefrtriaxone (Red Book 2018 p364).

Hygienic prevention measures (hand washing) must be taken to the extreme.


See below the information of these related products:

  • Azithromycin (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Cefixime (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Ceftriaxone Sodium (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Doxycycline (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

Jose Maria Paricio, Founder & President of APILAM/e-Lactancia

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Other names

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Maternal infection is also known as Maternal Gonorrhea.


Group

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Maternal infection belongs to this group or family:

References

  1. (Red Book). AAP. Kimberlin DW, Barnett ED, , Lynfield R, Sawyer MH eds. Red Book: 2021-2024. Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 32th ed. Elk Grove Village, - 2021
  2. Lawrence RA, Lawrence RM. Breastfeeding. A guide for the medical profession. Eighth Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2016
  3. OWH-Oficina para la salud de la mujer. Infecciones de transmisión sexual, embarazo y lactancia materna. Folleto informativo. 2015 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  4. OWH-Office on Women's Health. Sexually Transmitted Infections, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding. Fact Sheet. 2015 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  5. Fantasia HC. Updated treatment guidelines for gonorrhea infections. Nurs Womens Health. 2013 Jun-Jul;17(3):231-5. Abstract
  6. Lawrence RM, Lawrence RA. Breast milk and infection. Clin Perinatol. 2004 Sep;31(3):501-28. Review. Abstract Full text (link to original source)

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