TY - JOUR
T1 - Delayed detection of pregnancy in patients with anorexia nervosa
T2 - Two case reports
AU - Bonne, Omer B.
AU - Rubinoff, Benjamin
AU - Berry, Elliot M.
PY - 1996/12
Y1 - 1996/12
N2 - Pregnancy in patients with anorexia nervosa is rarely suspected. Amenorrhea is invariably present, often accompanied by sensations such as a bloated abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The detection of conception in anorectic patients is often delayed. Two extreme cases of belated recognition of pregnancy (at Weeks 25 and 26) in anorectic patients are described: Both had been amenorrheic prior to conception, had no notion of pregnancy, and in both, discovery was incidental. Termination of pregnancy, requested by one of the patients, was unfeasible at this gestational age. Pregnancy in patients with eating disorders is elusive, prone to complications, and should be considered when symptoms are suggestive.
AB - Pregnancy in patients with anorexia nervosa is rarely suspected. Amenorrhea is invariably present, often accompanied by sensations such as a bloated abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The detection of conception in anorectic patients is often delayed. Two extreme cases of belated recognition of pregnancy (at Weeks 25 and 26) in anorectic patients are described: Both had been amenorrheic prior to conception, had no notion of pregnancy, and in both, discovery was incidental. Termination of pregnancy, requested by one of the patients, was unfeasible at this gestational age. Pregnancy in patients with eating disorders is elusive, prone to complications, and should be considered when symptoms are suggestive.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199612)20:4<423::AID-EAT10>3.0.CO;2-Z
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199612)20:4<423::AID-EAT10>3.0.CO;2-Z
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C2 - 8953330
AN - SCOPUS:0029804598
SN - 0276-3478
VL - 20
SP - 423
EP - 425
JO - International Journal of Eating Disorders
JF - International Journal of Eating Disorders
IS - 4
ER -