Hypermobility in reproduction

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dc.contributor.authorvan Dongen P.W.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:18:04Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:18:04Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractPeripartum pelvic pain (PPPP) syndrome is thought to be caused by decreased stability of the pelvic girdle, caused by increased relaxin levels during pregnancy. The resulting hypermobility (HM) may result in back pain, symphysiodynia and waddling gait. The hypothesis that pre-existent hypermobility is a major cause of PPPP was investigated. Surveys of HM and HM plus PPPP were conducted in different populations in several countries. The prevalence of HM in non-pregnant nulliparous women ranged between 10% and 39%; cross-sectional studies in pregnant women showed a prevalence between 5% and 19%. Significant correlations between HM and PPPPS were found in the Dutch subjects only. There seems to be a genetic difference between populations with regard to the development of PPPP in HM pregnant women. Pregnancy is the main trigger causing development of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) in later life.
dc.description.versionReview
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
dc.identifier.citation12
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn00382329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14497
dc.subjectrelaxin
dc.subjectballet dancer
dc.subjectBotswana
dc.subjectcesarean section
dc.subjectcorrelation analysis
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgenetic difference
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectincidence
dc.subjectjoint hypermobility
dc.subjectmusician
dc.subjectNetherlands
dc.subjectnullipara
dc.subjectpain assessment
dc.subjectpathogenesis
dc.subjectpelvis pain syndrome
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectpremature labor
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprotein blood level
dc.subjectprovocation test
dc.subjectreview
dc.subjectSaudi Arabia
dc.subjectscoring system
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectstatistical significance
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectvaginal delivery
dc.titleHypermobility in reproduction
dc.typeReview
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