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Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Ondansetron: a critical response to media coverage

Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Ondansetron: a critical response to media coverage

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Did you hear that taking Zofran for extreme nausea and vomiting (or HG, hyperemesis gravidarum) in pregnancy could cause birth defects? That’s what one widely circulated report says from the Toronto Star. But how well researched was the journalism? An academic librarian takes a critical look at the Toronto Star’s piece on the dangers of Zofran/ondansetron in pregnancy and the risk of birth defects.

I don’t know how to tell you about Hyperemesis Gravidarum

I don’t know how to tell you about Hyperemesis Gravidarum

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Today is Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day and I don’t know what to say. I don’t know how to tell you why this matters to me or what HG is like. Though I’m used to being able to express myself fairly well in written word, for some reason I just can’t find the words. The truth is, I just don’t know how. There’s too much and it is still so hard to talk about.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a princess, and regular ol’ me- Kate Middleton and I have something in common

Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a princess, and regular ol’ me- Kate Middleton and I have something in common

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So why would I celebrate and then break down in tears upon hearing that the princess has “acute morning sickness?” Seeing that Kate Middleton has HG, is receiving media coverage, medical care, and the support of people all over the world has turned me into a blubbering fool sitting in a public space. I’m not her and she’s not me, but a person, a celebrity, a REAL PERSON EVERYONE WOULD RECOGNIZE AS BEING A REAL PERSON has hyperemesis gravidarum! It’s for real. Everyone is going to hear about it. I’m not crazy!

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