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Can the gender of an unborn child be guessed during the seventh month of pregnancy?

Asked by Male on Jan 17, 2012 at 9:46am 3 answers
What are the short term health implications for women gestational diabetes after giving birth?

Asked by Female on Jul 28, 2011 at 7:56pm 3 answers
In which trimester should a pregnant woman begin taking folic acid?

Asked by Male on Jun 23, 2011 at 11:46pm 0 answers
I recently finished an IVF cycle and have been on Crinone 8% for 15 days. My pregnancy test is not for another 3 days. Yesterday, I started bleeding significantly (not like my worst period, but definitely a heavy flow with mild cramping). Is this ok?

Asked by Female on Apr 10, 2011 at 6:41am 0 answers
My wife was pregnant when she took Cephalexin for a suspected UTI. Within minutes, she had stomach pains followed by a seizure. Then her waters broke. She went into labour prematurely. Any link between the antibiotic, the seizsure and her waters breaking?

Asked by Male on Feb 21, 2011 at 7:03am 2 answers
Could consumption of 10 mci radioactive iodine cause a miscarriage in a woman 2 weeks pregnant?

Asked by Female on Dec 08, 2010 at 6:35pm 1 answer
The body naturally puts out HPL (Human Placental Lactogen) in the 1st trimester & at term. Because of the action(anti insulin) should we not worry about a mild increase in glucose at those times?

Asked by Male on Nov 11, 2010 at 1:27pm 0 answers
Is gestational diabetes normal during the 1st trimester of pregnancy and at term (do to the action of HPL)?

Asked by Male on Nov 11, 2010 at 4:20am 3 answers
The body naturally puts out HPL (Human Placental Lactogen) in the 1st trimester & at term. Because of the action(anti insulin) should we not worry about a mild increase in glucose at those times?

Asked by Nessim S Chihry on Nov 09, 2010 at 7:30am 0 answers
What could cause menstruation to stop for 2 months, other than pregnancy?

Asked by Female on Nov 02, 2010 at 2:22am 1 answer

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