The onset of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nausea and vomiting are experienced by most women during pregnancy. The onset is usually related to Last Menstrual Period (LMP) the date of which is often unreliable. This study describes the time to onset of nausea and vomiting symptoms from date of ovulation and compares this to date of last menstrual period METHODS: Prospective cohort of women seeking to become pregnant, recruited from 12 May 2014 to 25 November 2016, in the United Kingdom. Daily diaries of nausea and vomiting were kept by 256 women who were trying to conceive. The main outcome measure is the number of days from last menstrual period (LMP) or luteinising hormone surge until onset of nausea or vomiting.

Results

Almost all women (88%) had Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin rise within 8 to 10 days of

SUBMITTER: Gadsby R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786982 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature