Symptoms and Risk Factors of Multiple Pregnancy
Symptoms of pregnancy are usually exaggerated in a woman with multiple pregnancy. Fertility treatments are commonly associated with multiple pregnancies.
Symptoms and signs of pregnancy are usually exaggerated in a patient with multiple pregnancy. These include:
- Rapid and excessive weight gain
- Intense nausea and vomiting
- Excessive fatigue
- Abdomen size is larger than expected for the date of pregnancy
- Increased appetite
- Extreme breast tenderness
- Fetal movements felt in different parts of the abdomen at same time
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Risk Factors
Factors that increase the chances of multiple pregnancy include:
- Race: African-American women are more likely to have multiple births.
- Age of conception above 30years: A late maternal age is associated with multiple pregnancy.
- Family history of multipleneonates: Twinning and multiple births are common in families with a previoushistory of the same.
- Infertility treatment: Ovulation stimulating medications are used in infertility treatment to stimulate theovary to release more eggs. This commonly results in multiple pregnancy.
