This report describes three women with hyperemesis gravidarum caused by previously undiagnosed thyrotoxicosis. All three women were eight weeks pregnant and only one woman had typical features of thyrotoxicosis. Hyperemesis could not be controlled by anti-emetics. The patients were successfully treated with antithyroid drugs. Anti-thyroid treatment does not need to be continued once resolution ...

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) occurs in 0.3% to 2% of all pregnancies and was found to be the second most common indication for admission in pregnant women who later gave birth to a live infant [1]. The present study aimed to determine the ability of the main laboratory indicators of hyperemesis gravidarum severity to predict hospital stay at first hospitalization. Records taken in 2004 of the fi...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the risk of hyperemesis gravidarum (hyperemesis) according to whether the daughters and sons under study were born after pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Registry data from Norway. PARTICIPANTS Linked generational data from the medical birth registry of Norway (1967-2006): 544 087 units of mother and childbearing d...

Hyperemesis gravidarum is excessive nausea and vomiting in pregnant women that so severe it interferes with work. This research was conducted at RSIA Amanna Baturaja which aims to determine the relationship of gravida, gestational interval nutritional status incidence Gravidarum. The design this study used a quantitative analytic survey method cross sectional approach. population all 1st trimes...

BACKGROUND Although the effectiveness of prednisolone therapy for severe hyperemesis gravidarum has been demonstrated, there is no consensus on how to assess severity to justify such treatment, nor any information on whether such therapy affects birth weight. AIM To document the effect of prednisolone therapy in women with defined severity of hyperemesis gravidarum. DESIGN Single centre, ob...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects 90% of pregnant women and its impact is often underappreciated. Hyperemesis gravidarum, the most severe end of the spectrum, affects 0.5-2% of pregnancies. The pathogenesis of this condition remains obscure and its management has largely been empirical. This review aims to provide an update on advances in pregnancy hyperemesis foc...

Background: Hyperemesis gravidarum can lead to depression or anxiety disorder in pregnant women more frequently than serious complications. This situation significantly deteriorate the quality of life woman. In our study, it was aimed investigate levels and patients with hyperemesis gravidarum, analyze effect on life. Materials Methods: The study included 87 diagnosed 24 without admitted hospit...

OBJECTIVE The English questionnaire Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and nausea (PUQE) identifies women with severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Our aim was to investigate whether scores from the translated Norwegian version; SUKK (SvangerskapsUtløst Kvalme Kvantifisering) was associated with severity of hyperemesis and nutritional intake. DESIGN A prospective cohort validation study. S...

Nausea and vomiting are common in early pregnancy affecting 70-80 percent of pregnant mothers. In a majority of women vomiting begins between 4-7 weeks of pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting are usually mild and self-limiting, however some of the mothers have a more profound course which lead to hyperemesis gravidarum. Careful clinical evaluation is necessary to exclude underlying medical illnesses ...