What is Essential Hypertension?
...lowering their blood pressure through lifestyle changes, medication or a combination of the two. Lifestyle changes will normally need to be maintained for the rest of one’s life to ensure...
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What is Urinary Tract Infection?
...urinary regions. This may be due to changes in immune function as age increases, as well as the possibility of additional diseases and disorders affecting usual bodily responses.[7] Additionally, a...
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
...hypertension? What is benign essential hypertension? What is non-essential hypertension? Can pregnancy cause essential hypertension? What is hypertensive heart disease? A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a medical condition that occurs...
What is Premature Labor?
...Fertility treatment (for the current pregnancy) Less than six months between two pregnancies Premature birth in previous pregnancy Premature rupture of membranes (waters breaking before labor has begun) in a...
What is Candida Vulvovaginitis?
...thrush during pregnancy. Common medications used to treat the condition, including fluconazole, are not appropriate for use during pregnancy. Instead, a doctor will prescribe a pregnancy-appropriate antifungal medication.[5] Vaginal thrush...
What are the Signs of Hemorrhoids?
...of pregnancy and around a third of pregnant people experience them. It is also common to develop hemorrhoids during childbirth. Hemorrhoids in pregnancy develop the same way as non-pregnancy hemorrhoids...
What is Melanoma?
...sunlight. These changes may include tanning, moles, freckles, and patches where the skin lightens and/or darkens unevenly. These changes are, in most instances, benign. However, excessive exposure to UV radiation...
What are the Signs of Postpartum Depression?
...major life events, e.g. death of a loved one or a major move, during or after the pregnancy Other risk factors may include: The pregnancy being unplanned Being unemployed Not...
What is Anemia?
...assessment. Anemia FAQs Q: Is anemia during pregnancy common? A: Yes. Mild anemia is quite common during pregnancy, as a pregnant person needs more iron than usual.[19] It is recommended...
What is Rubella?
...5, 2018. ↩ ↩ Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. “Pregnancy and Vaccinations.” August 2016. Accessed April 5, 2018. ↩ ↩ ↩ Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. “Pregnancy and...