What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune ...

People who are born female usually have two X chromosomes. Triple X syndrome (also called trisomy X syndrome, XXX syndrome, or 47,XXX) is a rare genetic condition where females inherit an extra X ...

These include preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome). High blood pressure (hypertension) has become more common during ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and Tennessee ranks among the worst states in the nation for preterm birth, as well as maternal and infant mortality.

The Preeclampsia, Eclampsia & HELLP Syndrome Survivors Global Support Network (PEHSS) Facebook group is an online, international, moderated support group that provides evidence-based information and ...

Your body changes so rapidly during pregnancy that it's hard to know whether a new ache or pain or other symptom is normal, ...

Superimposed preeclampsia occurs when a person with high blood pressure during pregnancy develops preeclampsia. Chronic hypertension affects 1% to 2% of pregnant people. Of these, about 20% ...

What irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pain feels like, how it's triggered, and exactly where it's located can vary from person to person. Additionally, studies show that the severity of IBS symptoms a ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Introduction: Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme, low platelet) Syndrome are affected by acute kidney injury during pregnancy (PR-AKI) at ...

The definitive treatment of HELLP syndrome is delivery. Unlike severe pre-eclampsia not complicated by HELLP syndrome, this may require delivering at significantly preterm gestations. Neonatal ...

Timely care saved my life—and my own firsthand experience of a near miss with postpartum preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome–inspired me to start Millie. At our core, Millie believes that the ...