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670.04 Endometritis, postpartum. 671 Venous complications in pregnancy and the puerperium. 671.44 Thrombophlebitis, postpartum. 672 Pyrexia of unknown origin during the puerperium. 673 Obstetrical pulmonary embolism. 674 Other and unspecified complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere.
Pyridoxine, metoclopramide [4] Frequency. ~1% of pregnant women [5] Hyperemesis gravidarum ( HG) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration. [1] Feeling faint may also occur. [2] It is considered more severe than morning sickness. [2]
H&E stain. Gestational trophoblastic disease ( GTD) is a term used for a group of pregnancy-related tumours. [1] These tumours are rare, and they appear when cells in the womb start to proliferate uncontrollably. The cells that form gestational trophoblastic tumours are called trophoblasts and come from tissue that grows to form the placenta ...
A lot of intimidating headlines have recently declared that taking hormonal birth control raises your risk of breast cancer. What you should know about birth control and breast cancer Skip to main ...
Obstetric ultrasonography, or prenatal ultrasound, is the use of medical ultrasonography in pregnancy, in which sound waves are used to create real-time visual images of the developing embryo or fetus in the uterus (womb). The procedure is a standard part of prenatal care in many countries, as it can provide a variety of information about the ...
A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth control they take increases their risk of breast cancer more than another. The study, published Monday in PLOS ...
Definition. A late termination of pregnancy often refers to an induced ending of pregnancy after the 20th week of gestation, i.e. after a fetal age (time since conception) of about 18 weeks. The exact point when an abortion is considered late-term, however, is not clearly defined.
Oligohydramnios. Specialty. Obstetrics. Oligohydramnios is a medical condition in pregnancy characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds the fetus in the abdomen, in the amniotic sac. The limiting case is anhydramnios, where there is a complete absence of amniotic fluid. It is typically diagnosed by ultrasound when ...