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Blood pressure is not always low during pregnancy, sometimes it is high, and most often it is normal. The reason it may be low is that the progesterone produced during pregnancy relaxes smooth muscle (causing constipation among other things) and the muscles of the arteries relax lowering the blood pressure.
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Is low blood pressure normal in the ninth month of pregnancy?
is low blood pressure normal in ninth month of pregnancy
What is it called when you have high blood pressure in pregnancy?
You are having pregnancy induced hypertension.
Does ADH lower blood pressure?
no higher the blood pressure
Why do arteries have more smooth muscle than veins?
arteries experience higher blood pressure.. apex huh?
Is blood pressure the pressure of blood in the arteries?
Yes, blood pressure is a measure of the pressure exerted on your arterial walls as the heart pumps blood throughout the body (systolic) over the pressure when your heart is relaxed (diastolic).
Blood pressure is higher in veins than arteries?
No, pressure is higher in the arteries.
When there is an increase in blood pressure does it get lower or higher?
higher
Is your blood pressure higher after exercise?
Yes, blood pressure can be higher after exercise due to the increased demand on the heart and blood vessels during physical activity.
Can a slightly higher blood pressure be a sign of pregnancy along with other symptoms?
not typically...Your symptoms of pregnancy will usually appear anywhere from one week after conception. Your first signs of pregnancy most commonly include:missed periodtender/swollen breastschange in color of the breastsfatiguenausea/vomitingincreased sense of smellweight gainHere is a link to a website that will calculate the probability of your pregnancy:http://www.thepregnancytest.com/
Can blood pressure medication affect the results of a pregnancy test?
no, blood preasure and pregnancy have nothing in common unless you are pregnate and have high blood preasurethe pregnancy test has no effects from the medicine
What causes teens to have high blood pressure during pregnancy?
As such there is no special reason to have high blood pressure in teens except psychological stress. Stress hormones will rise the blood pressure.
When the body is working harder is the blood pressure higher or lower?
Naturally, your blood pressure is higher when it is working harder as in running, body work, etc. High blood pressure can also be caused by stress, anger problems, etc. So the result is that your blood pressure is higher when working than at rest.
