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By Dr. Eric Daiter MD Many couples who become pregnant find out that they need genetic counselling. There are all kinds of blood and urine tests, family history questions, medical exams and prenatal tests that can help determine if you and your partner need genetic counseling. Genetic counselling will...
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By Vladimir Troche, M.D. Fibroids are sometimes found during an infertility evaluation when tests such as a pelvic ultrasound, hysterosonogram or hysterosalpingogram are ordered. Fibroids or leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus. They are classified according to their location in three...
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By Ryan English Pregnant women are more susceptible to developing hemorrhoids. So many women may get them while in the first trimester and other may get them while giving birth, in the pushing phase. Anyway, soon after delivery the hemorrhoids disappear. However, as they are part of the pregnancy body...
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by Dr. Eric Daiter MD Many women are affected by pelvic inflammatory disease. This condition affects the reproductive organs and can cause problems with fertility if it is not treated promptly. Pelvic inflammatory disease occurs when bacteria travels through the cervix, into the uterine cavity and into...
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by Dr. Eric Daiter MD Hypertension is more commonly known as high blood pressure. About five percent of women who are pregnant will experience gestational hypertension, or pregnancy induced hypertension. This condition occurs when the pressure in the arteries becomes too high. This can pose a great risk...
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Author: Alisha Dhamani Pregnancy is an exciting time in a woman's life. Changes in your body may be matched by changes in your emotions. You don't know what to expect from day to day. You may feel tired, uncomfortable, or cranky one day and energetic, healthy, and happy the next. The last thing...
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During your pregnancy your body has been changing shape dramatically over the past nine months. In most cases your body weight will have reached a higher level than ever before, you may have stretch marks, your pelvic floor muscles will be much weaker, you may notice more cellulite and varicose veins...
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It's difficult to know which food to avoid during pregnancy. You baby's health is all important, as is your own. But there are a few that do stand out as unwise to eat when you are carrying a child. here are my top 5 tips for food to avoid during pregnancy to help ensure a bright and healthy...
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Just as there are certain foods that you should be sure to stock up on, so too are there foods that you should avoid as though they would give you the plague if you were to breathe in their general area if you were pregnant. Of course, this list changes from year to year so take most of these recommendations...
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Author: Cindy Heller Rhinitis during pregnancy can be due to allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, or non-allergic rhinitis. If the woman has had allergic rhinitis prior to pregnancy, this could worsen, stay the same, or even improve. This change in symptoms may be dependent upon many factors, including the...
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Having a baby is an exciting moment. However, the nine months leading up to the experience can be a bit unnerving. Most women worry throughout their pregnancy about the health of their baby. To alleviate the stress and worry that often creep up during pregnancy, plan instead to have a healthy pregnancy...
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Anemia is a condition of too few red blood cells, or a lowered ability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron. Tissue enzymes dependent on iron can affect cell function in nerves and muscles. The fetus is dependent on the mother's blood and anemia can cause poor fetal growth, preterm birth...
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Author: Yana Mikheeva Sometimes it seems for pregnant women that their belly is growing before their eyes, or, on the contrary, it's almost unnoticeable. Let's read experts comments on this question. Which factors sizes of belly during pregnancy depend on? Height of belly, i.e. height of uterus...
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By Jessica Spinner The 40-week period of gestation and birth is divided into pregnancy trimesters. Each of these three periods last about three months. Dividing the nine month gestation period in this manner helps doctors keep track of the developments during pregnancy. It is also easier for the mother...
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By Francis K Githinji Did you know that in your struggles to select the sex of your baby, medical jargon may not help you? The answer about the sex of the baby you are planning for lies in the food that you eat and also the food that you will be eating during your pregnancy. Success could be hinged on...