Marlena Fejzo

clinical assistant professor of population and public health sciences in the Center for Genetic Epidemiology, USC’s Keck School of Medicine; science advisor for the Hyperemesis Education & Research (HER) Foundation

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Most pregnant women experience morning sickness. About 2% of them require hospitalization for an extreme version known as hyperemesis, which is tied to a hormone called GDF15.

Extreme morning sickness tied to common nausea and vomiting hormone

Most pregnant women experience morning sickness. About 2% of them require hospitalization for an extreme version known as hyperemesis, which is tied to a hormone called GDF15.

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