Hyperemesis gravidarum during Ramadan

D. Rabinerson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva 49372, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

D. Dicker Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva 49372, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

B. Kaplan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva 49372, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Z. Ben-Rafael Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva 49372, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

A. Dekel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva 49372, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

During Ramadan, adult Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. We frequently encounter young pregnant Muslim women with hyperemesis gravidarum who fast during this holy month. We have investigated whether there is an association between the prolonged fasting during Ramadan and excessive vomiting during pregnancy. Possible psychologic and physiologic explanations are presented and discussed.

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