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Marlena Fejzo
Marlena Schoenberg Fejzo (born February 20, 1968) is an American medical scientist and professor of research on hyperemesis gravidarum and ovarian cancer. She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University in Applied Math in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Harvard University in 1995. Currently she has joint appointments in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California and the department of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she works in the laboratory of Dennis Slamon, Dennis J. Slamon. She has published peer-reviewed scientific articles on many diseases of women including ovarian cancer, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, and discovered the first genes for uterine fibroids, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, and hyperemesis gravidarum. She is a science advisor for the Hyperemesis Education and Research Foundation. Personal life Fejzo is the granddaughter of the Austrian composers Arnold Schoenberg and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration. Feeling faint may also occur. It is considered more severe than morning sickness. Symptoms often get better after the 20th week of pregnancy but may last the entire pregnancy duration. The exact causes of hyperemesis gravidarum are unknown. Risk factors include the first pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, obesity, prior or family history of HG, trophoblastic disorder, and a history of eating disorders. Diagnosis is usually made based on the observed signs and symptoms. HG has been technically defined as more than three episodes of vomiting per day such that weight loss of 5% or three kilograms has occurred and ketones are present in the urine. Other potential causes of the symptoms should be excluded, including urinary tract infection and an overactive thyroid. Treatment includes drinking fluids and a bland diet. Recommendations may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
