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Pregnancy Trimester | Your Pregnancy Guide by hipchickheather Posted Sun 08 May 2011 8:49pm First Trimester Second Trimester Third Trimester Your First Trimester Your first trimester refers to the first three months of your pregnancy. Even before you decide to get pregnant, you should prepare your body. Increasing folic acid, staying away from medications that aren’t needed, stayi ... Read on »

The Eight Early Signs Of Pregnancy by Untreatable .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 13 Jan 2010 3:40pm

1 Comment Well you are finding yourself staring into the mirror and wondering if you are actually pregnant but it is still too early for you menstruation cycle to begin. There are many different signs that give an indication that you may be pregnancy that a lot of people tend to miss. This article is going to cover eight of those early signs of p ... Read on »

The painful and scary "near fall" by Polly Gamwich Patient Expert

Posted Tue 01 Sep 2009 11:19pm I was heading into work yesterday and as I stepped through a doorway that I usually don't use, I missed the 3 inch step I needed to overcome and I tripped on it. With 8 lbs extra pregnancy weight (according to my latest appointment on Friday 8/28) taking the form of a big belly hanging over my waistband, a 10-15 lb backpack on my back, and a heavy ... Read on »

She certainly looked pregnant by AtYourCervix Patient Expert

Posted Sat 04 Jul 2009 9:14pm But, she was not pregnant. Not one bit. The woman presented to L&D with c/o contractions. She looked to be about 34-38 weeks pregnant, with a gravid abdomen. She had the waddle going on. Once she was taken into a triage room, the nurse tried to find fetal heart tones. Nothing. Not even placental swooshing sounds. The nurse called th ... Read on »

#hcr Alert:Canadian med students practice pelvic exams on anesthetized women undergoing surgery,w/out consent! by Patty .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 31 Jan 2010 2:00pm Image via Wikipedia This is insane and another example of how nationalized health care takes the choice out of the patients control. Canada has government health care, apparently a group of government talking heads allow this to happen...it is sick and I would consider it a form of rape!! I would never want to hav ... Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Get Healthy Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Abdominal ultrasound Andropause Blood for androgens Blood cholesterol Blood glucose level Blood insulin level Blood LH level Blood triglycerides Chlamydia Early Pregnancy Estradiol Fertility Fertility-related Test ... Read on »

Pregnancy - First Trimester by Katie W. Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 10:16am Pregnancy – First Trimester How your due date is calculated: Your due date is estimated by adding 40 weeks (280 days) to the approximate first day of your last menstrual period. Only 5% of women deliver their babies on their projected due date, so this date should be used as an estimate - it is not an exact calculation. Changes in Your B ... Read on »

Infertility Terms - making sense of the jargon ! by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 06 Apr 2009 11:44pm All this may be TMI, but if you need to talk to your GYN, or help your DH make sense of what your RE is saying, this is a useful crib sheet ! This is from the book How to Have a Baby: Overcoming Infertility by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, MD and Dr. Anjali Malpani, MD. Abortion: the medical term for miscarriage. The various types include: ... Read on »

Can I be pregnant and still have vaginal bleeding? by April G. Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 12:04pm

2 Comments Yes. Up to 25 percent of pregnant women have light vaginal bleeding, or spotting, during the first trimester. In most cases, spotting is not a sign of a problem. Light bleeding in the first trimester is often caused by the implantation of the fertilized egg in the wall of the uterus. This implantation bleeding usually happens 10 days or so after ... Read on »

Pregnancy - Third Trimester by Katie W. Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 10:35am You're in the home stretch! Start thinking about breastfeeding, learn to spot the signs of labor and get the facts on cesarean sections. Changes in Your Body Some of the same discomforts you had in your second trimester will continue. Plus, many women find breathing even more difficult and notice they have to go to the bathroom even more ... Read on »