Hyperemesis gravidarum affects 3% of pregnancies, causing severe vomiting and dehydration. Experts explain the causes, ...

Ketones are water-soluble lipid (fat) molecules that your body produces during ketosis, when it uses fats instead of glucose (sugar) for energy. This usually happens when glucose stays in blood ...

Ketonuria is also a hallmark of hyperemesis gravidarum, along with frequent vomiting periods, dehydration with electrolyte disturbances and loss of >5% prepregnant weight. It can be useful as a ...

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Up to 90% of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting. When prolonged or severe, this is known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which can, in individual cases, be life threatening. In this ...

1 The 3rd Teaching Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 2 Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha ...