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Re: 14 weeks and itching all over!!!

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 21:07:18 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Melissa wrote: >
>I am 14 weeks along in pregnancy and for the past two weeks or so I have
>been pretty itchy all over my body especially the inside of my thighs
>and upper arms. I don't have any rash or hives associated with the
>itching at all. I looked up itching in the pregnancy books I have and
>they say that some itching is normal so I kind of blew it off. Well,
>out of curiousity I did some further research on the web and found that
>this could be a sign of "interhepatic cholestasis of pregnancy". It did
>say that it generally begins in the thirt trimester but can occur
>sooner. I was just wondering if this is something I should call my OB
>about now or can it wait until my next appointment with him in a week?

Depends on the severity of the itching. If it keeps you awake all night call in the AM.

>What are the chances that I have this occuring?

Kind of hard saying. There are several other causes for itching in pregnancy as well. They would need to be ruled out as well. If you are asking if you can wait a week to call, then it probably isn't severe enough to cause much of a problem.

RDB

It says it is pretty >rare, but in Sweden it has been reported to be up to 14% of pregnancies
>with the diagnosis. I am of Swedish heritage if that makes a
>difference.
>
>Kind of scared,
>
>--
>melissa
>

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