Up to 90% of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting. When prolonged or severe, this is known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which can, in individual cases, be life threatening. In this article the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment strategies will be presented based on a selective literature review. Treatment strategies range from outpatient dietary advice and antiemetic drugs to hospit...

PURPOSE The authors hereby describe a case of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome with accompanying ocular findings that is caused by hyperernesis gravidarum. METHODS We experienced a 27-year-old female at 12 weeks of pregnancy, who visited our clinic because of weight loss, gait disturbance, decreased mentality and dizziness after prolonged vomiting for 2 months. Neurological examination demonstrate...

Background. Continuous hyperemesis gravidarum can cause a lack of food and fluids that affect fetal development. Lack or dehydration has bad effect on the unborn child as well mother herself. This study aims to determine extent knowledge attitudes pregnant women incidence in working area Jagong Health Center, Jeget District, Central Aceh Regency 2021.
 Methods. type research is descriptive...

BACKGROUND Stretch marks (Striae gravidarum) are a cutaneous change occurring commonly during pregnancy. A variety of products are available and promoted as ways to prevent or reduce their development, but it is not clear what products are used most commonly. The objective of this study was to identify topical products used during pregnancy to prevent or reduce the development of striae gravida...

The cause of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is unknown. An unfortunate emphasis has been placed on the theory of a psychiatric etiology that is not supported by current scientific literature. This unfounded bias often leads to poor treatment of patients by their providers, family members and friends, and limits scientific progress toward understanding the biological basis of the disease. A critica...

BACKGROUND Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the most common medical condition in pregnancy, affecting women worldwide. It is unclear whether its prevalence and severity NVP are variable across different nations and races. PURPOSE To summarize global rates of NVP as reported in the literature using meta-analysis. METHODS We searched Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases for all pee...

BACKGROUND Corticosteroids (CCS) are effective in reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, but it is unknown whether CCS are effective in treating hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). METHODS We searched PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to May 15, 2015, for randomized controlled trials examining the effects of CCS in HG. RESULTS We identified five trials (n = 310) examining th...

A state of fluid flux probably resulting from ion movement across the plasma membrane occurs during early pregnancy or trophoblastic disease, manifesting as emesis or hyperemesis gravidarum or hydatidiform moles. In emesis or hyperemesis gravidarum, excessive secretion induced by a humoral agent may trigger vomiting by distending and activating the gastrointestinal (GI) tract mechanoreceptors. ...