by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Preeclampsia is a serious and complex condition that can lead to severe pregnancy complications. In my previous two blogs, I discussed blood tests to help predict the risk of preeclampsia and risk factors to address before conception. In today’s blog, you’ll...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, characterized by the presence of protein in the urine (proteinuria) in addition to hypertension. It can also cause symptoms such as blurry vision, headache, and abdominal pain. Most seriously, preeclampsia...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Preeclampsia involves high blood pressure alongside maternal kidney dysfunction (typically manifesting as edema, proteinuria, or abnormal creatinine levels), multiple organ failure, and abnormal placental or uterine function. It is one of the leading causes of...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is the second part of our series on concerns for pregnant people with bipolar disorder. In part one, we discussed lithium and its risks and potential benefits. In this second part of the series, we’ll explore thyroid function in the context of both pregnancy and...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lithium carbonate has been used in the US to treat bipolar disorder since 1970. However, the use of lithium in psychiatry goes back to the 1800s, although only briefly, only to resurface in 1949 as a treatment for manic episodes (1). It has a long track record and...
by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every six years or so, social media explodes with hysteria about parasites. As the lifelong rebel and devil’s advocate I am, I’ve delved quite a bit into research on the potentially beneficial role of parasites…more on that later. But what about parasites...
