Use of corticosteroid during pregnancy and the postpartum period
in: ENT Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment during Pregnancy and Lactation, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.125-131, 2022
- Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter Research Book
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1007/978-3-031-05303-0_11
- Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
- Page Numbers: pp.125-131
- Keywords: Glucocorticoids, Inflammation, Otolaryngology, Postpartum period, Pregnancy
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Beyond all physiological states, pregnancy is the one that leads to most dramatic changes in the human body. Changes in the female body initiate with the beginning moment of pregnancy. Various factors as the hormonal effects, fetal growth in the uterus, and physical adaptation of the mother's body are the causes of these changes.