ACNE AND PREGNANCY

Morning friends,in today's post I'll try to present a brief review of ACNE PROBLEM IN PREGNANCY.

Effect of pregnancy is varied on the presentation of acne.In some women,even the acne may subside during pregnancy.But in majority of women will experience a flare-up of acne.This flare-up may take place due to the action of progesterone,a hormone that increases during pregnancy,which increases the secretion from the glands.Acne is more common in first trimester.

Post-partum women can also have acne for the first time.[Post-gestational acne]

TREATMENT:1.Keep the area clean 2.maintain hydration. 3.Topical erythromycin.topical clindamycin,oral erythromycin may be used. 4.It's better to avoid tretinoin application.

Please don't use this drugs without proper prescription of your doctor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR VISIT THE BABYCENTER SITEhere

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CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES IN PREGNANCY

Good morning friends,starting from this post onwards i will try to explain some changes the human body undergoes during pregnancy.Today I'll make an attempt to explain the cardiovascular changes in pregnancy[heart & the circulatory system]

Pregnancy is a hyperdynamic state of circulation.
1.Blood volume increases by almost 40-50%.[peaks in 28-32 weeks of gestation]
2.Plasma volume increases to the tune of 40%.
3.Anemia[due to discrepapancy of the rise of blood volume & plasma volume and also due to iron deficiency]
4.Decreased oxygen carrying capacity of blood.[this is compensated by several mechanisms like increase in cardiac output,decreasing blood viscosity,vessel dilatation etc]
5.Due to the effect of estrogen & progesterone[these hormones rise during pregnancy] dilates the blood vessels so there is a fall in the resistance offered by the blood vessels[systemic vascular resistance & pulmonary vascular resistance]
6.Increase in cardiac output[peaks during 22-28 weeks of gestation].
7.Increase in stroke volume[the blood pumped by the heart with each heart beat].
8.Red blood cell volume also increases to the tune of 20%.
9.heart beat increases during pregnancy by 12-16beats/minute[this may give rise to palpitation i.e becoming conscious about your heart beat]
10.Alteration of blood pressure:Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure,both fall to a minor extent,but the changes are more marked in diastolic blood pressure.
11.Pedal edema[swelling around the ankles,which pits on application of pressure].
12.Some ECG changes.[ST-T changes]
13.some findings are also observed on auscultation of the heart[examination of the chest with a stethoscope] like murmurs,increased splitting of heart sounds,S3 gallop etc.
14.Decrease in blood viscosity.
15.Shift of the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve to the right.

PLEASE DISCUSS THIS ISSUES WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS YOU MAY Visit here

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