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Accelerated Salivation Common in Pregnancy.

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| August 01, 2001 | JANCIN, BRUCE | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA -- Copious salivation--in medical parlance, ptyalism--is more common in pregnancy than previously recognized, Maureen Van Dinter said at WONCA 2001, the conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors.

This nuisance medical condition characterized by excessive secretion of saliva was reported during pregnancy by 17% of 850 women with childbearing experience who were surveyed at primary care clinics across the state of Wisconsin, said Ms. Van Dinter, a nurse-practitioner in the department of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Prior reports by other investigators had put the incidence of ptyalism in pregnancy at no more than 1%, she added.

Caucasian women were disproportionately affected, according to her survey. Most affected women estimated that their saliva production doubled in pregnancy with onset typically within the first 12 weeks. Some women ...

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