Crying When Pregnant
Pregnancy is a time of emotional ups and downs. Many pregnant women find they cry more easily and with less provocation than they did before they became pregnant.
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What are the essential dietary restrictions, hormonal markers, and physical recovery strategies for a healthy pregnancy and postpartum transition?
Can I Get a Cavity Filled While Pregnant?
Good dental care is an essential part of prenatal care. If you develop a cavity, you might have concerns about undergoing dental work.
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Slimy Discharge at 39 Weeks Pregnant
As you approach your due date, you'll likely experience increased vaginal secretions and possibly even urine leakage from time to time. Unlike the usual increase in vaginal secretions, you may notice a thick, mucus-like discharge -- perhaps with a bit of blood.
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Is Zinc Oxide Safe During Pregnancy?
Many sunscreens and diaper rash creams contain topical zinc oxide, a form of the mineral zinc. You can also find zinc oxide in oral over-the-counter supplements. Safety in pregnancy depends on the type of zinc oxide exposure and the dose.
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Can I Eat Sole While I Am Pregnant?
The warnings about limiting or avoiding certain types of fish when you're pregnant may have you wondering about sole, a type of flatfish related to flounder.
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4 Weeks Pregnancy Signs
Full term pregnancy is measured as 40 weeks, but the first day of pregnancy is counted as the first day of the last menstrual period. This means that at four weeks of pregnancy, a woman is just due for her menstrual period.
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Is Parsley Bad for Pregnant Women?
A sprig of parsley can liven up your dinner plate -- but you may hesitate to eat it if you're pregnant. While pregnant women should not take large quantities of parsley oil, the amount found in parsley leaves used as a food garnish will not cause any harm, according to Dr.
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Pregnancy Symptoms in Women With PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome, more commonly known as PCOS, can have a major impact on your fertility. If you have PCOS, which affects between 4 and 12 percent of women, according to a February 2004 "Clinical Medicine and Research" article, you may have a difficult time getting pregnant.
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Why Is Arnica Bad for Pregnant Women?
Arnica montana, an herb that also known as wolf’s bane, leopard’s bane and mountain arnica, is not safe for anyone, including pregnant women, to take by mouth, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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Will Ginger Induce Labor?
By the end of pregnancy, you might be willing to try almost anything to get labor started. But before you start piling the ginger on all your food or downing gingerbread cookies, realize that the spice will not get labor started unless you were ready to go into labor anyway.
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Irritable Uterus From Spicy Food in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time full of do’s and don’ts, including food restrictions. If you love spicy food, the thought of giving it up for nine months might have you dreaming of pepper and onions.
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Progesterone Injections to Maintain Pregnancy
When you're pregnant, the hormone progesterone plays an essential role in helping your baby grow. Most women have adequate progesterone levels without taking progesterone supplements.
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Can Pregnant Women Eat Nitrites?
When you’re pregnant, you’re eating for two in a very real sense. Substances you ingest -- both good and bad -- can pass through the placenta to your baby.
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Can You Eat Steak While Pregnant?
Pregnant women need to watch their dietary intake more carefully than they might have before getting pregnant. Anything you ingest has the potential to affect your baby. Steak, which is a good source of iron and protein, is perfectly safe to eat during pregnancy as long as you cook it properly.
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Can Diet Increase Sperm Motility?
If you're dealing with male infertility, assessing the contents of your dinner plate could possibly improve your semen analysis, including sperm motility. While diet isn't the entire story when it comes to fertility, what you eat could have an impact on sperm.
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How to Have a Successful Pregnancy With Low HCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin, also known as hCG, is the hormone measured by urine and blood pregnancy tests. When you get pregnant, hCG is produced by tissue that will become the placenta.
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Signs & Symptoms of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) affects up to 10% of pregnancies, increasing the risk of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome. Learn about signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and complications.
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How to Know When You Lose Your Mucus Plug
The mucus plug is made of thick mucus produced by glands in the cervix. Near the end of your pregnancy, when the cervix begins to soften, thin, and dilate, it may fall out. The mucus plug fills the cervix and prevents microorganisms from entering the uterus.
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Types of Medications to Stop Premature Labor
Active labor -- when your cervix has started to dilate -- is very difficult to stop. But if you're in preterm labor, having contractions more than three weeks before your due date, your doctor might prescribe tocolytic medications to slow or stop the process.
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Signs of Pregnancy at Age 50
Women age 50 and over rarely get pregnant without in vitro fertilization and donor eggs. Just 0.01 percent of all births occur in women over age 47, reports reproductive endocrinologist Mark Sauer in "Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman."
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