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pregnancy

The condition of having a developing embryo or foetus in the body, after union of an ovum and spermatozoon. The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.


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chicken pox antibodies

Why are chicken pox antibodies not shared by the mother during pregnancy via passive immunity? Or are they? If so, why are they not effective in blocking this disease?

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by raneynickel
Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:51 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: chicken pox antibodies
Replies: 2
Views: 107

Re: The pill and bloating.

... Ever since i started to take it, my stomach has become very bloated, continually, it does not go down, it looks like i am in the early stagees of pregnancy and it is very firm. I have a good diet, as i did before the pill, and the amount of exercise i do is the same as before. Could anyone please ...

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by DoomoArigatoo
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:40 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: The pill and bloating.
Replies: 11
Views: 6283

Re: A question from Cloning

... females have over males in cloning? Also it will give the females a clean exit path from labour pains and other inconveniences associated with pregnancy? Only unfortunate thing I feel is that the future human offsprings will all have a piggy mother in the present sense, but may not matter so ...

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by koyal
Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:10 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: A question from Cloning
Replies: 16
Views: 491

Rh Sensitization and Blood Transfusions

If an O negative mother becomes sensitized by exposure to her positive blood type fetus' blood during pregnancy, how does that affect the mother in the future if she needs a blood transfusion? My OB GYN said that if I became sensitized that it would be very difficult for me ...

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by ejmagdaleno
Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:51 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Rh Sensitization and Blood Transfusions
Replies: 1
Views: 174

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

Well, I am in the same boat as all of you with the severe bloating. I look as pregnant as I was in my 9th month of real pregnancy. I also suffer from severe constipation. I average about 1 BM every 2 weeks, but have gone up to 5 weeks without one. The DOCTOR says this is NORMAL for ...

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by MichaelXY
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:34 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483665
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