Pregnant women exhibit decreased trigeminal sensitivity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chemosensory function in pregnant women is far from being fully understood due to the lack of data and inconsistencies between the results of self-reports and objective studies.

Methods

In the present study in pregnant and non-pregnant women (n_pregnant = 14, n_non-pregnant = 13), we measured EEG-derived electrophysiological response measures supported by psychophysical olfactory and trigeminal tests.

Results

Results indicate that the olfactory event-related potential amplitudes or latencies of the P1, N1, and P2 components remain unchanged in pregnant women. In accordance with these findings, no difference was observed between pregnant and non-pregnant women in psychophysical olfactory tests. However, pregnant women displayed a lower

SUBMITTER: Sabiniewicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219288 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature