Most of it is a blur. It was a truly terrifying time because I needed to keep my job for my health insurance.
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Doctors are often asked if an HG pregnancy is “high risk.” It is important to understand that there is no standard definition of what high risk means. It is also clear that a person who has hyperemesis gravidarum does not have a normal pregnancy. There are a few things that people might mean when they say “high risk.”
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Our team at the HER Foundation wanted to answer the Internet’s most searched questions regarding HG. Responding to common questions like, “Will hyperemesis harm my baby?” and clearing up misconceptions like, “Why does HG cause ketonuria?,” we’re here to clarify the conversation surrounding hyperemesis.
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Our own Marlena Fejzo, Phd., has written the new hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) article on NORD! In her article, she outlines the severe symptoms of HG, it’s etiology, who it effects, and how it should be treated by medical professionals.
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There are many reasons women find it difficult to advocate for themselves during a pregnancy with severe nausea and vomiting or HG.
Read MoreIn this NYT article, “Hyperemesis Gravidarum: When Morning Sickness Is So Extreme You Can’t Function,” Patricia Waldron dives into the difference between hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and the morning sickness of a healthy, normal pregnancy. Waldron interviews Her Foundation’s Kimber MacGibbon, Co-founder/Executive Director, and Marlena Fejzo, a Geneticist and on HER Board of Directors. The article…
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June is PTSD Awareness Month! Up to 18% of HG survivors are diagnosed with full criteria PTSD while others suffer with symptoms and still more go undiagnosed. Here at the HER Foundation, our goal is that no mother suffers alone. We want to empower you and share our research and resources to help you advocate for your mental and physical health.
Read MoreRaise Your Voice for mothers and babies around the world! On March 28, Kimber MacGibbon and Marlena Fejzo with be LIVE with Andrea Saliba.
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Raise Your Voice without saying a word: Let your shirts speak for you! HG Awareness tees for the whole family! We have to sell a minimum by the end of the weekend. Order today: Customink.com/fundraising/HGAM20.
Read MoreRaise Your Voice for mothers and babies around the world! On March 21, Kimber MacGibbon and Marlena Fejzo with be LIVE with Liz Lombard.
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