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What is an activin?
An activin is a peptide which participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle.
What is another term for labor pain?
Labor contractions might be the best term but not all contractions are painful.
What are the signs of contractions?
The strongest indication that contractions are occurring in association with true labor is that the contractions begin to occur at regular intervals. This is contrary to Braxton-Hicks contractions, which are spontaneous, random uterine contractions that do not occur with actual labor.
How do you know your in labor if your contractions are not painful?
Labor contractions are painful and you can't ignore them. If they are not painful then they are just Braxton Hicks.
What are symptoms of going into labor?
Contractions
What are contractions during premature labor?
A tightening of the uterus during pregnancy. Contractions may or may not be painful and may or may not indicate labor.
Are labor contractions positive feedback?
Yes.
Labor contractions are due to what mechanism?
painful
What are fake contractions called?
There are no "fake contractions," except when women pretend to be in labor. There is false labor, which is contractions (usually mild and irregular) which do not change the cervix. (Labor is defined as progressive change--dilation and effacement--of the cervix.) Braxton Hicks contractions are real contractions, but very irregular. They can occur any time after 32 weeks of pregnancy, and are usually no more than 2 to 3 an hour.
What do braxton hicks contractions indicate?
False Labor
How you do labor watch?
time the seconds in between her contractions
What is the medical term meaning labor pains?
Contractions
