Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy generally referred as “morning sickness” is a common pregnancy discomfort, some degree of nausea with or without vomiting occurs in 50% to 90% of all pregnancies. It starts around 5-6 weeks after gestation and ends around 16-18 weeks after gestation.
Symptoms include:
Severe form of morning sickness is a medical condition called hyperemesis gravidarum affecting 0.3% to 2 % of pregnancies, it can persist well into second trimester and less frequently until birth. The symptoms include:
Etiology:
Hormonal changes during pregnancy and increased level of HCG, estrogen and progesterone have been suggested to cause morning sickness
Risk Factors:
Women with hyperthyroid disorder, psychiatric illness, previous molar pregnancy, pre-existing diabetes, gastrointestinal disorder and Asthma have a higher chance of developing morning sickness during pregnancy.
Treatment of Morning sickness
Herbs for Morning sickness:
My specialty is fertility and women’s health, at my office, I offer services such as Acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbs and nutritional consult to help with fertility and pregnancy conditions such as morning sickness.
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