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What is the medical term meaning uterine contractions?
Uterine contractions have the same name in medical terminology and lay language. The medical terminology combining form meaning uterine contractions is toco-.
What hormone stimulates uterine contractions for the birth process?
The hormone that stimulates uterine contractions for the birth process is oxytocin. Oxytocin is produced by the pituitary gland and helps facilitate labor and delivery by increasing the strength and frequency of uterine contractions.
Oxytocin is a strong stimulant of uterine contractions.?
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What effect does the medication tocolytic have?
A medication that inhibits uterine contractions.
Do muscle contractions cause menstrual cramps?
No, not quite.Prostaglandins are produced which cause the uterine contractions to push out menstrual flow, in a healthy woman this should not be painful. It's when the prostagladins are overproduced that menstrual cramps occur as these cause blood vessels to contract so cut off oxygen to the muscle.
What does the medical abbreviation UC mean?
UC means Uterine Contractions.
What are afterpains?
Afterpains is the pain caused by uterine contractions experienced after childbirth.
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.
What type of contractions are intermittent painless uterine contractions that are not true labor pains?
I think you may be referring to what are called "Braxton-Hicks" contractions.
What causes reverse uterine contractions?
I would like to know what causes reversed contractions Have never met anyone who knows Fifty years ago, the doctor said I had reversed contractions while giving birth, thus leading to a C-Section. many people I have talked to in the medical field say there is no such thing as reversed uterine contractions.
How do painkillers work to reduce menstrual cramps and pains?
The most effective form of painkillers for menstrual cramps are Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs such as Ibuprofen. NSAID's work by reducing inflammation which can occur in the muscles as a result of prostaglandins (responsible for uterine contractions) and reduce the production of prostaglandins to prevent inflammation and the stronger uterine contractions that cause cramps.
Are contractions in the uterus a process regulated by negative or positive feedback?
Uterine contractions are one of the few physiologic process regulated by positive feedback.
