| Reprint of: survey of medicinal cannabis use among childbearing women: patterns of its use in pregnancy and retroactive self-assessment of its efficacy against 'morning sickness'. | |
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PMID: 19880090 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A majority of women experience some nausea and/or vomiting during pregnancy. This condition can range from mild nausea to extreme nausea and vomiting, with 1-2% of women suffering from the life-threatening condition hyperemesis gravidarum. Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) may be used therapeutically to mitigate pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. This paper presents the results of a survey of 84 female users of medicinal cannabis, recruited through two compassion societies in British Columbia, Canada. Of the seventy-nine respondents who had experienced pregnancy, 51 (65%) reported using cannabis during their pregnancies. While 59 (77%) of the respondents who had been pregnant had experienced nausea and/or vomiting of pregnancy, 40 (68%) had used cannabis to treat the condition, and of these respondents, 37 (over 92%) rated cannabis as 'extremely effective' or 'effective.' Our findings support the need for further investigations into cannabis therapy for severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. |
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Rachel E Westfall; Patricia A Janssen; Philippe Lucas; Rielle Capler |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-08-15 |
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Title: Complementary therapies in clinical practice Volume: 15 ISSN: 1873-6947 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101225531 Medline TA: Complement Ther Clin Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 242-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 Feb;12(1):27-33
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