Scientist debunks life-threatening morning sickness myths biztoc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from biztoc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Up to three per cent of women suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, a debilitating sickness during pregnancy. Catherine, Princess of Wales had the condition.
Late 2023, geneticist Marlena Fejzo and colleagues made the discovery that morning sickness s most serious presentation, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), is caused by the hormone GDF15, not human chorionic gonadotropin as previously thought. In an opinion article published May 22 in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine, Fejzo dispels common morning sickness myths and discusses potential treatments, including sensitizing people to GDF15 prior to pregnancy, similar to the way we treat allergies.
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