If you are planning on getting pregnant, you should be very cautious about the placement of any tattoo near the abdominal area. Not only will the tattoo stretch during pregnancy--there is no guarantee that the tattoo will go back to its original shape after the birth of your baby. Be particularly wary of getting any tattoo where the shape is important, such as with symmetrical tribal pieces, or Celtic knots.

Preeclampsia is often silent, showing up unexpectedly during a routine blood pressure check and urine test. In cases like this, if the baby is near term (after 36 weeks) the baby is induced, delivered and the mother watched and sent home as usual. If preeclampsia occurs earlier in the pregnancy, especially for a mother expecting multiple births, its impact is more profound. Time off work, bed rest, medication and even hospitalization may be prescribed to keep the blood pressure under control.

Diabetes can indeed affect pregnancy. It can affect the baby's development. They may end up heavier than normal and the risk of premature birth is higher. Some women may acquire what is known as Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy, which is controllable with insulin injections, which goes away after birth.

Pregnancy can be a rather overwhelming time as your body undergoes massive changes. Knowing in advance how these changes are going to affect you will hellp in dealing with them. For example, dry, itchy skin will need the skin-smoothing benefits of an enriched moisturizer like Dermalogica Body Hydrating Cream or Dermalogica UltraRich Body Cream and soap-free cleanser such as Conditioning Body Wash.

Tattoos can definitely be affected by stretch marks. Whether you will or won't get stretch marks is apparently determined genetically, so placement is a consideration if you are planning on getting pregnant. I know for a fact that stretch marks can ruin a tattoo, because I have a very small tattoo that now looks more like a blob because of a large stretch mark running through the middle of it.

For most people, the amount of muscle gain is nowhere near as quick or as dramatic as what you would see with the stretching of skin on a pregnant person. For this reason, you don't really have to worry about your tattoo changing shape when you start lifting weights. I don't know what would happen though, if you decide you want to be the next Mr. Universe and you currently weigh 90 pounds.

It's a myth that calcium is lost from a mother's teeth and "one tooth is lost with every pregnancy." But you may experience some changes in your oral health during pregnancy. The primary changes are due to a surge in hormones ? particularly an increase in estrogen and progesterone ?- can exaggerate the way gum tissues react to plaque.

Your diet during the nine months of pregnancy directly impacts the development of your baby -- including teeth. Because your baby's teeth begin to develop during the second trimester of pregnancy, it is important that you receive recommended amounts of calcium, protein, phosphorous, and vitamins A, C, and D. Consult your physician and dentist for information about proper diet nutrient levels during your pregnancy. [TOP]

Evidence suggests that there is no increase in the risk of complications among women infected with HIV.

Yes, studies have shown that a mother's oral health can directly affect the health of her unborn baby. According to the US Journal of Periodontology, a pregnant woman with periodontal disease is seven times more likely to have a baby that is pre-term (born too early) or has a low birth weight.

The cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. Studies suggest that this and other inflammatory bowel diseases may result from an abnormal response by the body's immune system to normal intestinal bacteria.1 Disease-causing bacteria and viruses also may play a role in causing the condition. Crohn's disease can run in families, so some people may be more likely than others to develop the condition when exposed to something that triggers an immune reaction.

Absolutely not (unless your getting it 'down there'). The ink goes between the 3rd and 4th layers of YOUR skin, not into your blood stream.

Most pregnant women who have herpes have healthy pregnancies and successful vaginal deliveries. If you have had previous outbreaks of herpes, you should tell your health care provider so he or she can do a thorough visual exam at the onset of labor. If an outbreak is present at the time of delivery, a caesarean section may be performed to avoid exposing the infant during delivery. Although complications are rare, the greatest risk is if a woman has her first outbreak while she is pregnant.

There is some debate about the effects of antibodies on pregnancy rates after vasectomy reversal. Approximately 70 to 80 percent of men who have had vasectomies will have antibodies to their sperm. However, these antibodies rarely prevent the sperm from fertilizing the egg. Therefore, we counsel patients that it is unnecessary to routinely test for antibodies, as they rarely will have a bad effect upon the success rate.

Evidence suggests that pregnancy does little to increase or decrease the progression of HIV among infected women.

The following is a list of artists who are personally reviewed by RAB readers. This list is now maintained in a database, and this list is generated out of the database. A posting on this FAQ does *not* constitute approval, and is the personal opinion of the reviewer. For liability purposes, it is YOUR responsibility to check out the artist.

Arthritis and musculoskeletal pain can affect different people in different ways. Everyone gets aches and pains in their muscles and joints from time to time particularly if they take part in strenuous physical activities. Such pain is often short lived. However the different types of arthritis require medical assessment and intervention, the aim of which is to induce remission, relieve pain and improve function.

Instead of mailing out student invoices each semester, you will be emailed a notification from e-commerceProcess@sdbor.edu that a new statement is ready to view and pay in SDePay. The email notification will be sent to your official university email address. Any authorized payers which you have created profiles for will also receive the email notification. Payment and payment plan arrangements will still be due prior to the start of the term.

Some women have reported that their RP has progressed more rapidly during pregnancy than it ever had previously. However, because RP is rare, this issue is difficult to study in a systematic way. If you are pregnant, or thinking of becoming pregnant, you should make sure that your obstetrician/gynecologist is aware of your eye problems, and that your eye care professional knows of your pregnancy.