Fetuses make a protein that causes morning sickness in pregnancy
Fetuses make a hormone called GDF15, which causes the nausea and vomiting of morning sickness. Blocking the protein's action may lead to treatments.
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Fetuses make a hormone called GDF15, which causes the nausea and vomiting of morning sickness. Blocking the protein's action may lead to treatments.
It’s common for pregnant women to experience some degree of morning sickness, but a smaller subset have severe, potentially debilitating nausea and vomiting — and now a new study has pinpointed the likely source of it. A research team led by the University of Cambridge in the U.K. found that one specific hormone — GDF15
A near-debilitating form of morning sickness experienced by some pregnant women may be caused by the woman's reaction to a hormone the fetus releases in the early stage of pregnancy. The findings offer hope of preventing or treating the extreme nausea, which is called hyperemesis gravidarum.
Dublin-born Prof Stephen O’Rahilly led Cambridge research team at centre of breakthrough
Kate Middleton famously struggled with hyperemesis gravidarum during her three pregnancies. TheHealthSite.com