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Pregnancy Test After Postpartum Sex
Measuring the levels of a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy might predict whether a woman is likely to develop postpartum depression, a new study suggests.
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Postpartum Depression
A new study published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that a simple blood test can predict whether a woman... Read more »
Catch Postpartum Depression Before it Starts with Screening
Screening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering self-report screening tests to women during pregnancy or... Read more »
Postpartum Wrap-up
Pregnancy Tracker: 7 weeks postpartum Size of the Baby: 11 pounds Biggest Obstacle: Finding time in the day to blog! Last week was... Read more »
Understanding Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Part 4:...
Postpartum psychosis is a very serious psychiatric illness that can be life threatening. Across all cultures, it affects approximately 1... Read more »
Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum Part 1: Prevalence and...
Depression is the leading cause of disease-related disability among women in the world. In particular, women during their reproductive... Read more »
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Blood Test Can Detect Baby's Sex Early in Pregnancy
Scientists have developed a blood test that can tell the sex of a fetus as early as the seventh week of pregnancy. The new test was 100 percent... Read more »
Depression, Pregnancy, and Acupuncture
____________ ResourcesDepression is difficult enough, but for pregnant women, it can present additional problems. Most antidepressant medications... Read more »
Post-partum depression
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression - postpartum; Postnatal depressionSymptomsThe symptoms of postpartum depression are the same as the symptoms of depression that occurs at... Read more »
Safe sex
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI), or from giving an STI to your... Read more »
Sexual intercourse: painful
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Painful sexual intercourse; Dyspareunia Home Care For painful intercourse in women after pregnancy: Wait at least 6 weeks after... Read more »
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