VAP(R) Cholesterol Test Helps OB/GYNs In Dual Role As Primary Care Docs

Physicians in the OB/GYN discipline regularly see patients looking for a one-stop primary care visit. While these obstetricians and gynecologists specialize in pregnancy and reproductive health, their practices are growing broader to include managing their female patients’ risk of future heart disease…

Eating During Pregnancy: Signs of Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes signs can often be picked up by signals you may sense after eating during pregnancy. This common ailment of pregnancy can be handled properly with medical attention, and you may actually undergo a routine glucose test as part of your second trimester nutrition and wellbeing examinations with your OB/GYN or midwife.

However, you ought to be on the alert for uncommon signs and indications you may experience all through your second trimester, which could signal an onset of gestational diabetes.

Possible Physical Symptoms of Gestational Diabetes

If you feel dizzy, faint, or nauseous immediately after eating, be sure to alert your physician or midwife to these signs or symptoms. Additionally be conscious of any sugar urges you may experience when eating during pregnancy. The urge for a sweet treat every now and then is perfectly normal, but an urge to eat sweets constantly can be a different signal of gestational diabetes.

You may experience extreme weight gain over a short interval of time. Or you may have extreme hunger or thirst and may need to urinate even more typically than is usual for a expecting woman.

Predisposition to Gestational Diabetes

You may be much more likely to develop gestational diabetes if you have selected risk factors. If you are over 30 years old, are obese, or have a family background of diabetes, you should be monitored carefully for gestational diabetes.

Other risk factors include having high blood pressure, a past history of gestational diabetes with a different pregnancy, or having had an unusually large little one during a previous pregnancy. A infant weighing over 9 pounds, 14 ounces is considered big.

Treatment for Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes can be handled with adjustments to your diet regime. You should steer clear of refined carbohydrates and sugars and foods that are high in saturated fat when eating during pregnancy.

Alternatively, ensure you incorporate a good deal of healthy lean proteins into your diet with each meal, and substitute complex carbs for the refined carbohydrates in your diet regime.

If you are concerned that you may be at risk for gestational diabetes, seek the advice of with your OB/GYN or your midwife immediately.

Toshiba Enhances Aplio XG With Women's Imaging Configuration Designed To Improve Breast And High-Risk OB/GYN Imaging

Many healthcare providers use ultrasound as a first-line diagnostic tool in detecting and monitoring women’s health conditions. To help meet the needs of healthcare providers administering women’s imaging, Toshiba has introduced a women’s imaging configuration for the AplioTM XG at this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec…

In-Country OB/GYN Training Programs Contributed To Retention Of Doctors In Ghana

Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows…

Ob-Gyns Support Growing Trend Of Hospitalists

The rising number of ob-gyn hospitalists in the US holds promise for benefiting both patients and physicians while also maintaining safe and effective care, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology…

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