Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy
Pulmonary hypertension during pregnancy is associated with a high mortality rate.1 Women are advised to use barrier methods of contraception or progesterone-only birth control pills, as combined oral contraceptives may increase the risk of venous thromboembolism.2 If you suffer from pulmonary hypertension and wish to become pregnant, discuss the matter with your physician so that you may be monitored closely.
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- Increased blood volume and cardiac output may lead to heart failure and/or shock.1
- You may be hospitalized during the third trimester of pregnancy to be monitored.1
- Premature labor is common, but in cases where labor does not occur spontaneously, delivery is generally scheduled for 32-34 weeks gestation.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 eMedicine: Pulmonary Disease and Pregnancy
- ↑ PHA-Ireland: Contraception and Pregnancy
- ↑ PatientUK: Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Pulmonary Hypertension
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pregnancy and Pulmonary Hypertension, PPH and Pregnancy, Pregnancy and PPH, Risks of Pregnancy and Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy Risks
- Last update: Apr. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
