Hyperemesis Gravidarum
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Nausea and occasional vomiting are common in early pregnancy (NVP) . It affects 50%-80% of pregnant women during the first half of gestation.[1] When vomiting is severe or protracted, it is often referred to as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).
Aetiology[edit | edit source]
Genetics[2]
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- ↑ GadsbyR., Barnie-AdsheadA.M., JaggerC. A prospective study of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Br J Gen Pract. 1993; 43(371): 245–248.[1]
- ↑ Fejzo MS, Ingles SA, Wilson M, Wang W, MacGibbon K, Romero R, Goodwin TM. High prevalence of severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum among relatives of affected individuals. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2008 Nov;141(1):13-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.003. Epub 2008 Aug 26. PMID: 18752885; PMCID: PMC2660884.
- ↑ Ashebir G, Nigussie H, Glagn M, Beyene K, Getie A (2022) Determinants of hyperemesis gravidarum among pregnant women attending health care service in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266054. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266054
