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Follow the links below to find information about hormonal effects and changes in pregnancy.
Reviewed March 2009
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Nutrition - women's extra needs
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Better Health Channel
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Women need greater amounts of certain nutrients than men, particularly iron and calcium. Menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause are times of increased nutritional demand. Deficiencies can occur if the diet is inadequate over a long period of time.
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Aug 2009
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Twins - identical and fraternal
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Better Health Channel
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Twins account for over 90 per cent of multiple births. Identical twins form when a single fertilised egg (ovum) splits in two. Fraternal twins develop from two eggs fertilised by two sperm, and are no more alike than individual brothers or sisters (siblings) born at different times.
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Apr 2009
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Modern management of thyroid replacement therapy
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Australian Prescriber
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Hypothyroidism is a common and chronic condition. Lifelong thyroxine therapy relieves symptoms and restores 'normal' thyroid function.
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Dec 2008
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Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Threatened miscarriage is when a mother might be losing her baby at less than 23 weeks' gestation. The signs are vaginal bleeding, with or without abdominal pain, while the cervix is closed. Once the cervix begins to open, miscarriage and pregnancy loss...
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May 2007
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Hormones for suspected impaired fetal growth
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Babies in the womb growing more slowly than expected (impaired fetal growth) may be receiving too few nutrients from their mother's blood. Hormones are chemicals produced by glands in the body for growth, metabolism (how the body uses food) and reproduc...
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Nov 2006
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonists for assisted conception
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist was introduced in assisted conception programs as an alternative to GnRH agonist in order to prevent cycle cancellation secondary to premature LH surge. This updated review evaluated the efficacy of GnRH...
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May 2006
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Biochemical tests in pregnancy
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Australian Prescriber
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Pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon with many biochemical changes. The results of biochemical tests during pregnancy may therefore differ from the normal reference ranges so they may be mistakenly interpreted as abnormal. This can lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous therapeutic actions.
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Aug 2005
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Prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Oxytocin used routinely after birth can reduce blood loss, but more research is needed on possible adverse effects....
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Dec 2004
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Biochemical tests of placental function for assessment in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The placenta provides nourishment for the baby in the womb (uterus) during pregnancy. It has been thought that testing women's hormone levels during pregnancy, might show how well the placenta is functioning and whether the baby is growing as would be e...
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Feb 2003
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Intravenous oxytocin alone for cervical ripening and induction of labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Oxytocin is less effective than prostaglandin to help bring on labour but is as effective when used alone in women with ruptured membranes Sometimes it is necessary to bring on labour artificially, because of safety concerns either for the pregnant woma...
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May 2001
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