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conym5 - 06-17-09 04:06
which of the following will not get worse with pregnency?
conym5 - 06-17-09 04:06
which of the following will not get worse with pregnency?
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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#8
Re: pregnency shahra - 03-05-10 03:24 Just not sure about the right ans.
cos,pretty sure AT LEAST ''M.S.''
will not get worse with pregnency
#13
Re: pregnency babbu5508 - 08-30-10 00:37 My answer is: e.
which of the following will not get worse with pregnency?
a. Graves
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. auto imm /hepatitis
#16
Re: pregnency babbu5508 - 09-30-10 09:44 probably the answer was because pregnancy is associated with increase in the thyroid binding globulin levels and hence a decrease in serum t4.
#17
Re: pregnency bingousmle - 09-30-10 10:56 yeah actually multiple sclerosis improves with pregnancy and i think it worsens postpartum, guess its an important concept to know for boards
#18
Re: pregnency babbu5508 - 09-30-10 11:33 Many women with multiple sclerosis find their attacks are less frequent during pregnancy. This is thought to be caused by pregnancy hormones dampening the activity of the immune system. This temporary improvement is thought to
relate to changes in a woman's immune system that allow her body to carry a baby: because every fetus has genetic material from the father as well as the mother, the mother's body should identify the growing fetus as foreign tissue and try to reject it in much the same way the body seeks to reject a transplanted organ. To prevent this from happening, a natural process takes place to suppress the mother's immune system in the uterus during pregnancy.
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