Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3195184 | Clinics in Dermatology | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
There are a vast number of changes to the female body that occur during pregnancy, to which any pregnant woman will attest. The changes, although considered, for the most part, physiological and not pathological, are quite distressing to many women.This chapter serves to review those changes and comment on their physiological origins. Most of these changes can be definitively or inferentially linked to the dramatic hormonal changes that take place to support a pregnancy. Comments are also made about treatment as they pertain to pregnant women. In addition, a brief discussion about performing cosmetic procedures during pregnancy is included.
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Authors
Rachel Nussbaum, Anthony V. Benedetto,