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Taste, smell and food-related nausea and vomiting responses in hyperemesis gravidarum: A case-controlled study

Tan PC 1 , Kartik B 2 , Thanendran P 3 , Zakaria R 3 , Win ST 2 , Omar SZ 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. pctan@um.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • 3 Health Clinic Putrajaya Precint 18, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Putrajaya, 62602, Malaysia
Sci Rep, 2020 03 10;10(1):4445.
PMID: 32157169 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61114-y

Abstract

A case-controlled study was performed to evaluate taste and smell impairment, nausea or vomiting (NV) response to taste and smell and toleration to food texture, item and cooking method in hyperemesis gravidarum patients (HG) compared to gestation-matched controls from a university hospital and primary care clinic in Malaysia. Taste strips (4 base tastes), sniff sticks (16 selected smells) and a food-related questionnaire were used. 124 participants were recruited. Taste impairment was found in 13%(8/62) vs. 0%(0/62) P = 0.003 and the median for correct smell identification was 5[4-6] vs. 9[7-9] P 

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