Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
gestation .
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- adjective of or relating to gestation
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Examples
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Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy; this is known as gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy; this is known as gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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The method of surrogacy the couple are using is called gestational surrogacy where the embryo is implanted into a surrogate mother.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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They surely do: Most liberals, for instance, believe that race discrimination is wrong, rape is wrong, murder is wrong, legal interference with a woman’s right to get an abortion (at least until a certain gestational age) is wrong, and soon.
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Molar pregnancies (also called gestational trophoblastic disease and hydatidiform mole) happen when the cells that are supposed to develop into the placenta instead develop into a tumor made of trophoblastic (placental) cells.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Molar pregnancies (also called gestational trophoblastic disease and hydatidiform mole) happen when the cells that are supposed to develop into the placenta instead develop into a tumor made of trophoblastic (placental) cells.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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But it is interesting how many men are turning to donor egg and then a woman that medical science likes to call a gestational carrier can do this.
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This test identifies women who are at higher risk of having a special form of diabetes called gestational diabetes, which develops in some women during pregnancy.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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(If the condition gets severe, however, it can result in a temporary condition called gestational diabetes in the mother, which is associated with heavier babies and a higher risk of obesity in childhood.) (See iPhone apps for new moms.)
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Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests
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