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- $Title{Can a Woman Have Morning Sickness After the First Three Months of
- Pregnancy?}
- $Subject{morning sickness cause pregnancy childbirth nausea vomiting trimester
- human chorionic gonadotropin hcg emesis gravidarum pregnancies lifestyle
- lifestyles trimesters mornings sicknesses}
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- Can a Woman Have Morning Sickness After the First Three Months of Pregnancy?
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- QUESTION: I have been having terrible morning sickness with this pregnancy.
- I always thought it normally stops after three months, but my girl friend
- claims her problems continued past then. Can a woman have morning sickness
- after the first three months of a pregnancy?
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- ANSWER: Yes, the discomfort and unpleasantness of nausea and vomiting can
- persist into the second trimester of pregnancy. And it doesn't mean your baby
- is in any trouble. The exact cause of morning sickness hasn't been determined
- yet, but it is believed to be related to the levels of human chorionic
- gonadotropin (HCG) in the mother's circulation. The appearance of symptoms
- generally coincides with a rise in the level of HCG, and the symptoms
- disappear with the fall of HCG levels. Curiously, however, women with extreme
- cases of morning sickness called "emesis gravidarum" often have lower than
- normal HCG levels.
- Some of the theories that have been suggested to explain the continuation
- of morning sickness beyond the first trimester include allergic,
- endocrinologic, and psychological factors. Too often in the past most of the
- blame was placed on psychological factors, but studies have failed to prove
- this to be consistently true.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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