1. List of symptoms you’ve been having and its characteristics such as how long has it been, what does it entail, etc.
2. Any recent (<1 year) medical tests such as blood tests, urine tests, etc.
3. If you have any existing medical conditions, bring along your prescription and related medical information
4. Information about your family history
5. Your insurance details or company ID card, if the hospital is on your panel
In a normal pregnancy, you can be expected to come in for a check up on the following days:
• 4 weeks to 28 weeks: 1 visit/month
• 28 weeks to 36 weeks: 1 visit/2 weeks
• 36 weeks to 40 weeks: 1 visit/week
If it is a high-risk pregnancy such as twins, advanced age of women or a complicated pregnancy, your doctor may want to see you more often depending on your condition.
• Adequate antenatal care will help in a safe pregnancy which includes correction of anemia
• ‘Warning’ hemorrhages should not be ignored
• Increased fetal monitoring especially if there is history of bleeding
• Bed rest as much as possible
• Keep a look out for signs of pre-term labour
• An increased protein intake in your diet is recommended
• Be regular in your antenatal visits to your doctor. Keep a track of your blood pressure in a diary as a way of monitoring your health status especially after your 20th week of gestation.
• Take your blood pressure and weight regularly to see any spikes.
• Maintain a low-salt diet and make sure your calcium intake is adequate.
Ovarian Hypofunction is the reduced function of the ovaries that include decreased production of hormones.
Most of the time the cause of Ovarian Hypofunction is unknown; however, they are a few contributing factors:
• Infections such as tuberculosis & gonorrhea which damage the ovarian follicles, thus reducing their number
• Autoimmune disorders such as Addison’s disease & thyroiditis
• Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy may lead to depletion of ovarian follicles
• Genetic conditions such as chromosome abnormalities can result in hypofunction