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"It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." For many, this season brings joy, celebrations, and togetherness—crisp frosty walks, school nativities, the warm glow of festive lights, and the aroma of mulled spices. But for those enduring Hyperemesis Gravidarum...
Penny’s HG Story
Penny’s Journey with Hyperemesis Gravidarum Penny has bravely shared her story of battling hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Below, in her own words, Penny recounts her experiences of pregnancy, the physical and emotional toll of HG, and the difficult decisions it forced...
The Impact of GP comments
Good Hyperemesis Care starts in Primary Care In response to our recent post on social media about things General Practitioners (GPs) have said to Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) sufferers, we were inundated with hundreds of examples of unhelpful, misinformed, uneducated...
Researchers identify gene mutation linked to pregnancy sickness
A new study led by a team at the University of Southern California offers further confirmation that abnormalities in the GDF15 gene contribute to the development of hyperemesis gravidarum and may provide insight into prediction and diagnosis of the condition....
Placenta and appetite genes GDF15 and IGFBP7 are associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.
After paralyzing nausea and intractable vomiting caused her to lose the baby she was carrying in 1999, Marlena Fejzo decided to use her professional skills to understand her personal tragedy. A geneticist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Fejzo began to...
HG has been a very isolating experience, when I called the helpline I felt listened to for the first time. It gave me the confidence to go back to my midwife and ask for further help.
Clare Holmes | Essex