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Early pregnancy with right frontal lobe oligodendroglioma
Publication details
Dr S Parameshwaran, MBBS, MRCOG, Dr L Kean, BMBCh, DM, FRCOG
Foundation Years Journal, volume 8, issue 7, p.32 (123Doc Education, London, July 2014)
Abstract
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is characterized by intractable nausea, vomiting and dehydration and affects about 0.5-2% of pregnant women. HG is considered a rare complication of pregnancy, but because nausea and vomiting during pregnancy exist on a spectrum, it is often difficult to distinguish this condition from the more common form of nausea and vomiting experienced during pregnancy known as morning sickness. HG tends to start in the first trimester of pregnancy and last significantly longer than morning sickness. While most women will experience near-complete relief of morning sickness symptoms near the beginning of their second trimester, some sufferers of HG will experience severe symptoms until they give birth to their baby, and sometimes even after giving birth. A Foundation doctor working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology will definitely encounter women with HG. It is important to bear in mind other diagnoses which may present with similar symptoms.
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Authors
Dr S Parameshwaran, MBBS, MRCOG
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
City Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB
pshobhana@hotmail.com
Dr L Kean, BMBCh, DM, FRCOG
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
City Campus, Nottingham, NG5 1PB
lucy.kean@nuh.nhs.uk
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