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How common a condition is hydatidiform mole?

Updated: 10/19/2022
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about 1 out of every 1,500 (1/1,500) pregnancies in the United States. In some parts of Asia, however, the incidence may be as high as 1 in 200 (1/200).

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What is predisposing factor of hydatidiform mole?

Previous hydatidiform mole.


What is h-mole pregnancy?

Hydatidiform mole (redirect Mole pregnancy) abnormal form of pregnancy , characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole


What is the medicine for hydatidiform mole?

methotrexate


What danger to health can a hydatidiform mole pose?

A hydatidiform mole triggers a positive pregnancy test and in some cases can become cancerous.


Does hydatidiform mole result from genetic abnormalities?

NO


What are the diagnostic tests for hydatidiform mole?

* Gynecological exam* Ultrasound* Placenta hormone blood tests


What is h mole pregnancy?

Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy, characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole (or hydatid mole, mola hytadidosa), an anomalous growth containing a nonviable embryo which implants and proliferates within the uterus.[1] A hydatidiform mole is removed upon diagnosis because there is some risk that it may develop into choriocarcinoma, a form of cancer.


What should you do if you have hydatidiform mole?

More than 80% of hydatidiform moles are benign. The outcome after treatment is usually excellent. Close follow-up is essential. After treatment, you should use very effective contraception for at least 6 to 12 months to avoid pregnancy.


What is the difference between partial and complete hydatidiform mole?

complete mole does not show immunohisto chemical positivity for p 57 as this mole is completely androgenic.whereas partial mole has a haploid set of maternal chromosomes which is positve for p 57.p 57 is a paternally imprinted but maternally transcribed gene........


What is the treatment for hydatidiform mole?

a woman is given an anesthetic (to deaden feeling during the procedure), her cervix (the structure at the bottom of the uterus) is dilated and the contents of the uterus is gently suctioned out.


What are the symptoms of hydatidiform mole?

a normal pregnancy for the first three or four months. However, in these cases the uterus will grow abnormally fast. By the end of the third month, if not earlier, the woman will experience vaginal bleeding


What care do patients receive after removal of a hydatidiform mole?

Since invasive disease is usually signaled by high levels of hCG that don't go down after the pregnancy has ended, the woman's hCG levels will be checked every two weeks