You're most likely to get leg cramps during pregnancy when you're lying down â but these painful spasms can stand between you and a good night's sleep. You're probably already having a hard enough time catching z's these days, with your belly getting bigger by the day and your mind on overdrive â and leg cramps aren't helping.
Results may take several days, but treatment can often be started at the first visit. 1  Antibiotic and antiviral medications can be given to treat gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, syphilis and trichomonas.  Genital warts can be treated in the gynecologist's office or at home.
Serious infections can be treated with antibiotics, which work by disrupting the bacteriumâs metabolic processes, although antibiotic-resistant strains are starting to emerge. Immunisation is available to prevent many important bacterial diseases such as Hemophilus influenza Type b (Hib), tetanus and whooping cough..