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A Drug-Free Option to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy

Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) affects up to 80% of all expectant mothers. This can leave you feeling isolated and negatively impacts your quality of life. From a physiological viewpoint, as pregnancy progresses, there is an increase in your estrogen levels, which leads to these symptoms. Although the symptoms are annoying, they may actually be an indicator that the pregnancy is progressing well.

In a previous blog, Victoria Mostov discussed simple changes in your diet that may help with these symptoms. In some patients, however, these symptoms are severe enough to warrant intervention with medications. The commonly used drugs include Zofran and Reglan. A lot of my patients would like to avoid taking medications especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy when the baby’s organs are being formed. A relatively new development is the availability of a drug-free option.

PrimaBella™, is the only FDA cleared prescription non-invasive medical device intended for treatment of nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy (NVP). PrimaBella is an innovative prescription neuromodulation device worn on the underside of the wrist to reduce nausea and vomiting symptoms during pregnancy.

How Does PrimaBella Work?

Nausea may be a result of an irregular output of the brain, resulting in an erratic stomach rhythm. PrimaBella is to be worn on your wrist where it is held with a band. It is positioned in such a way that there is a tingling sensation in your fingers indicating the device is on the median nerve. When PrimaBella is activated, PrimaBella emits gentle pulses which are transmitted through the median nerve on the underside of the wrist and travel to the "nausea an vomiting" (emetic) center in the brain. These gentle pulses regulate the nausea signaling process between the brain and stomach restoring normal stomach rhythm and providing relief of nausea and vomiting.

PrimaBella can be activated when you feel the onset of nausea and vomiting and turned off when symptoms go away. For the first time, you have the power to take control of your treatment and get relief when you need it.

Did you know?

  • 55% of pregnant women feel depressed as a result of their symptoms of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
  • 49% feel their symptoms of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy has a negative effect on their relationship with their spouse.
  • 55% of spouses reported that nausea and vomiting of pregnancy had affected day-to-day life. Expectant mothers suffering from severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy expressed that they felt stress from family, friends, and employers that expected them to continue in their roles as wife, mother, and employee.
  • 78% of pregnant women will lose paid employment time during their pregnancy.
  • 47% of women feel their job efficiency is reduced by nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

The band is available by prescription only. Further details about this device are available at the following link.

http://www.primabellarx.com/morning-sickness-remedies/

InVia Fertility Specialists Early pregnancy

Dr. Vishvanath Karande

Dr. Vishvanath Karande

Dr. Karande is Board Certified in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

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