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Low dose aspirin is prescribed in pregnancy to prevent preeclampsia, but some women may experience a condition known as aspirin resistance, in which case aspirin treatment is not effective.
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QUESTION: Is there any connection between Celiac Disease and Preeclampsia? I have CD, and I wondered if this elevated my risk for PE/HELLP (which I did get). ANSWER: Short answer: No; the largest meta-analysis of this question to...
QUESTION: Is there is a connection between Factor V Leiden deficiency and HELLP syndrome? ANSWER: Maybe. There have been dozens of studies that have attempted to answer this question. Some have concluded that yes, women carrying variati...
Question: “Nothing on Vitamin D levels prior to pregnancy - wonder if since there is so much information on healthy pregnancies with adequate levels and increased complication outcomes with low levels, and the increased incidence...
QUESTION: After delivery, my OB did several tests to try to determine why I developed preeclampsia. They said everything was normal except for my thyroid antibody levels, which were high and still here 9 months later. I know t...
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), is severe and persistent nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that, unlike morning sickness, can last until delivery. It is not well understood, but does seem to be related somehow to preeclampsia. This does not mean every wo...
Question: “Please check to see what bearing sleep apnea has on the placenta of the mother. I have a family history of sleep apnea and now need CPAP and in pregnancy was known to snore. If this could affect the way the placenta's c...
One of the more frequent questions we hear is “Will I have preeclampsia during future pregnancies?" We asked Dr. Ira Bernstein, a member of the Preeclampsia Foundation Medical Advisory Board, to provide some insight.
Several genes in our bodies have been linked -- to varying degrees -- to our chance of developing preeclampsia. A gene is a region of your DNA that holds the instruction manual for making proteins that are the building blocks of mos...