How to deal with high blood sugar found in prenatal examination?

Pregnant women’s body function is in a special state, diabetes at this time, called [gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)]. The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus for pregnant women in our country is increasing year by year. Many expectant mothers eat a lot during pregnancy, for fear of insufficient nutrition for their children. As a result, when the prenatal examination was conducted, the doctor told her that blood sugar was high and they should be careful of gestational diabetes mellitus. Many people do not understand, isn’t it better to have more nutrition during pregnancy? Why do you want to check blood sugar during pregnancy? Harm of gestational diabetes mellitus Blood sugar examination during pregnancy is very important. Gestational diabetes mellitus is harmful Read More …

Pregnancy at Old Age: A Course Both Expecting and Worrying

What are the challenges of pregnancy at an advanced age (after 35 years old)? It is true that there are more difficulties in conceiving after the age of 35. In addition to the decline of physical function, it also includes: Scar tissue caused by infection or surgery around fallopian tubes or cervix; Endometriosis; Uterine leiomyoma or uterine disease; Decrease of cervical fluid; Chronic health problems, such as hypertension or diabetes. Abortion is also common in women over 35 years old. This is usually due to an increase in the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities. Women aged 35-45 have a 20-35% chance of miscarriage. Solution: Needs adjustment in life and medical treatment. 1. Prepare for a protracted war. Couples of this age Read More …

Non-invasive Gene Detection: Which Fetal Abnormalities Can Be Screened?

The 30-year-old Liu was told by the hospital that the test results of Down’s screening she did at the 16th week of pregnancy showed [high risk], that is, the risk of her fetus suffering from Down’s syndrome (also known as [fetal trisomy 21] or Down’s syndrome) was higher. Doctors advised Ms. Chen to further confirm the diagnosis by amniocentesis. However, amniocentesis is traumatic after all, and the risk of abortion is relatively high. If you don’t do it, you worry that if you really have bad luck and give birth to a Down’s son, the consequences will be unimaginable. Do it or not? Just when Ms. Liu’s family was at a loss, they overheard friends say that there is now Read More …

Once caesarean section, lifetime caesarean section?

After a cesarean section, there will be a scar on the uterus, which is medically called [scar uterus]. It is really not easy for the mother of the second child of scar uterus to choose how’s delivery method: do cesarean section again and worry about the risks of the operation; Give birth to yourself, and fear that the uterus will break open. It’s really tangled! Let’s take a look at how pregnant women with scar uterus should choose the final delivery method. To make a choice, one must make a trade-off and comparison. The content of trade-off and comparison should be to compare each other’s advantages and disadvantages. Comparing one party’s advantages with the other party’s disadvantages is easy to Read More …

If you want to have a good baby, do you depend on your ass?

The so-called “women with big buttocks are good at giving birth” among the people has its scientific truth to a certain extent. Pregnant women with large buttocks actually have relatively large pelvis, while parturients with relatively large pelvis are indeed easier to give birth to babies than parturients with small pelvis during delivery. However, [big buttocks] and [big pelvis] cannot be completely equated. Dr. Clove invited Dr. Wang Yun from Fudan University’s Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital to talk about the relationship between [pelvic size] and [good fertility]. Why is the buttocks big ≠ pelvis big? This is because the pelvic size only represents the size of bones. The size of the buttocks is determined not only by the pelvis, Read More …

Caesarean section, is it risky to do it again?

Caesarean section is professionally called cesarean section. After a cesarean section, there will be a scar on the uterus, which is medically called [scar uterus]. For pregnant women with scar uterus, there is little difference between pregnancy and other pregnant women in most cases. The final delivery period is the real test. If the scar uterus is pregnant again and gives birth smoothly, there is a risk of uterine rupture. Some people may ask, in this case, wouldn’t it be enough to have another cesarean section? Anyway, I have already had a scar on my belly. Then let’s take a look at the details of cesarean section again. Timing of Cesarean Section Again Before talking about the timing of cesarean Read More …

Is it really good for women’s health to have children?

It seems that it is a natural thing for a woman to have children. If she does not have children, everyone will feel a little strange and often gossip [either physically or psychologically]. Even, in order to persuade women to have children, various theories similar to “giving birth is good for women’s health” have emerged, and the reasons listed are also various. In the end, what is the impact of having children on women’s health? Long-term risk benefits 1. The relationship between childbirth and malignant tumor To predict the long-term health situation, we can only pay attention to some chronic diseases, such as malignant tumors. Common malignant tumors in women include ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and breast cancer. Read More …

From pregnancy preparation to lactation, which vaccines must not be used by pregnant mothers?

Many mothers have such questions as whether rabies vaccine can be vaccinated if they are accidentally scratched or scratched by pets during pregnancy. If it is a nail, can tetanus vaccine be injected? Or, after being injected with the vaccine, I found out that I was already pregnant with the baby. Will this endanger the safety of the baby? As an obstetrician and gynecologist, the author is often asked these questions. Therefore, today I would like to talk about this topic. Some can, some can’t Vaccines can be roughly divided into [inactivated vaccines] and [non-inactivated vaccines]. For pregnant women, inactivated vaccines can be used, while inactivated or live vaccines cannot be used. Inactivated vaccine means that the microorganisms in the Read More …

Suspect you’re pregnant? Let’s have a pregnancy test.

For women who are eager to have children, they all hope to get good news as soon as possible, and some even start to use early pregnancy test paper to test pregnancy within 7 days of the same room. How effective is this? What is the most suitable time to test pregnancy? Is menstruation really delayed? This is one thing you need to confirm before pregnancy test. How can I know if my menstrual period has been passed? 1. Monitoring basal body temperature is helpful to judge Luteal phase refers to the period of time after ovulation and before menstruation, which is usually a fixed 14 days. Women who have been monitoring their basic body temperature can know their ovulation Read More …