Maternal type 1collagen N-terminal telopeptide levels in severe hyperemesis gravidarum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nausea and vomiting occur 50-90% during the first trimester of pregnancy. However, patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) may be hospitalized at an incidence rate of 0.8-2% before the 20th week of gestational age. The symptoms generally start during the 5-6th gestational weeks, reaching the highest degree during the 9th week, and decline after the 16-20th weeks of gestation. Clinical findings are proportional to the severity of the disease and severe HG is characterized with dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and nutritional deficiency as a result of vomiting.

Methods

The study population consisted of two groups of pregnant volunteers at 5-12 weeks of gestation: a severe HG group and a control group. The HG severity was scored using the Pregnancy-Unique Quanti

SUBMITTER: Sahin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6302387 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature