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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Placenta Previa
- Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
- Symptoms & Signs
- Diagnosis & Tests
- Prevention & Expectations
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Diagnosis & Tests
How is the condition diagnosed?
Every woman with vaginal bleeding who might have this condition should be hospitalized and evaluated. The bleeding may become a hemorrhage without warning.
Tests include:
In many cases, placenta previa causes no symptoms and detected only by pregnancy ultrasound in the early second trimester. In these cases, no symptoms may ever occur and the placenta later may become normally situated.