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Re: Causes of early pregnancy symptoms

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 17:55:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 1 Aug 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Good afternoon. I've read that some women have reported experiencing
>very early pregnancy symptoms, i.e., frequent urination, breast
>tenderness, nausea, etc. as early as 8-10 DPO. Which hormone(s) would
>be responsible? I've read that HCG levels are rather low at 8-10 dpo.
>Would early symptoms be caused by an individual woman's increased
>sensitivity to the HCG or are the symptoms the result of an increase in
>other hormones, i.e. progesterone? Hoping to settle a lively debate
>among friends. Thank you.

We are truly not sure what causes some of the pregnancy related symptoms, just as we are not sure what causes increased nausea and vomiting in some pregnant women... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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