body changes

Women are twice as likely to have gallstones as men and much of that has to do with pregnancy hormones.  Elevated hormones during pregnancy cause the gallbladder to function more slowly, less efficiently.

Pregnancy poses a unique medical stress to the gastrointestinal GI tract. Many of these changes such as constipation of loose stools are normal to a certain extent.

Due to many different hormones the body of a pregnant woman undergoes numerous body changes during pregnancy week by week.

There are many profound changes with the respiratory system in women during pregnancy week by week.

The following changes with the circulatory system during pregnancy happen week by week as early as the very first pregnancy week

Back pain is extremely common during pregnancy, but there are ways to prevent the worst of the pain. Here are 6 tips to keep that back pain under control during pregnancy.

You may not be able to see them by the end of the pregnancy, but your ankles are down there and they are holding the pressure of the world. Well, maybe not the pressure of the world, but the pressure of your pregnancy.

Most women are healthy enough during pregnancy to start a light exercise program or maintain an exercise program they followed before becoming pregnant, but researchers note that exercise is not enough to control excessive weight gain during pregnancy.

Many pregnant women have questions about the cervical mucus plug and how to tell if it has been passed or is still in place.

New guidelines from the Institute of Medicine about weight gain during pregnancy steer clinicians and women to more moderate weight gain goals during pregnancy for women who are obese.

Many women wonder what they can expect during pregnancy. This is especially true of first-time mothers. Changes during pregnancy are physical and emotional.

Stages in pregnancy are often divided up into weeks or trimesters. Within these common stages in pregnancy are six major times of change. These stages of pregnancy occur at one week, four weeks, eight weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks and 40 weeks.

Pain during pregnancy is often associated with complications or labor and can be a scary thing. However, not all pain during pregnancy signals a problem. Sometimes, women feel pain during pregnancy because of the many changes happening every day.

There is a huge variety of skin changes and other uncomfortable beauty issues you may experience during pregnancy. Skin changes, like so many other pregnancy changes, are attributed to pregnancy hormones.

There are many body changes during pregnancy that will happen – both physically and emotionally. Don't be alarmed by these pains and discomforts, so we will explain them here as well as offer some suggestions for relief.

The changes in the eyes / vision during pregnancy can be attributed to corneal edema, retinal changes, central serous choroidopathy, glaucoma and pituitary adenoma.

There are general guidelines for proper weight gain during pregnancy and these are used for more than just guiding mom during her prenatal visits.

Women commonly complain of problems with digestion such as constipation or diarrhea during pregnancy. These problems are often associated with pregnancy hormones as well as the growth of the uterus.

When women are pregnant, they most often complain about frequent urination during pregnancy. Going to the bathroom over and over again can be time consuming and frustrating, but remains a common symptom of pregnancy.

It is normal for your breasts to become larger and feel heavy, warmer
and uncomfortable when your milk increases in quantity (“comes in”) 2-6
days after birth. This rarely lasts more than 24 hours.

What should I do if I am gaining too much weight during pregnancy?

Possible consequences of excessive weight gain during pregnancy.

Is weight loss okay during pregnancy?

When you are overweight you should not lose weight during pregnancy but rather gain less weight than woman with average weight.

I stopped the pill one month ago and now my breasts are tender

How do I count the length of my menstrual cycle?

Breast tenderness 10 days after ovulation