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Why do legs go numb during pregnancy? Is this normal during pregnancy? Can the age of the pregnant woman affect the appearance of hand numbness? What tests should be performed? Is it worth going to a specialist? The question is answered by the drug. Katarzyna Darecka.
Why do my hands go numb during pregnancy?
Hello, I am 36 years old and 7 months pregnant. So far, the pregnancy has been going smoothly, my test results are good and I am under the constant care of a gynecologist. Recently, however, my hands have started to feel numb and I am afraid that this may have some effect on the baby or be a symptom of a serious medical condition that could harm the fetus. I am asking for information and help as evidenced by the numbness of hands during pregnancy? Could this be a completely normal symptom for my condition?
I have two older children and have not had the symptom in any previous pregnancy hand numbness. I am terribly worried if this symptom could be due to my age. I’m not the youngest anymore, third pregnancy Basically, my husband and I did not plan, but we are very happy. And now this one has shown up problem with numbness of the hands. Numbness most often occurs in the morning, when I wake up, my two hands are numb and it takes a long time to recover. My husband tells me to see a doctor that maybe I am missing some vitamins and minerals.
Please let me know what it may be numbness of hands in pregnancy and what tests should be done. Regards.
The doctor explains possible causes of numbness in the hands during pregnancy
Edema tends to occur during pregnancy, and it affects not only the ankles and lower legs, but the entire body. There may also be swelling around the wrists and cause carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a fairly common disease entity and occurs in 1-5% of the population, but it occurs more often in obese women, suffering from diabetes, arthritis, hypothyroidism, connective tissue diseases and pre-existing median nerve neuropathy, genetic predisposition and pregnancy.
The main symptoms include paresthesia (feeling of “ants”, numbness) in the area of the hand supplied by the median nerve, ie fingers I, II, III and the radial part of the hand. Symptoms usually worsen at night and wake the patient from sleep, some try to shake their hands or douse them with warm water to get rid of it. unpleasant feeling of numbness. Apart from paresthesia, there may also be pain in the entire hand and wrist, less frequently in the forearm and elbow. Symptoms can be provoked by flexing and extending the wrist, or by raising your arms for activities such as driving, reading, typing, holding the phone, etc.
Numbness of both hands at a time is common and affects up to 65% of patients, especially at the onset of symptoms.
Diagnostics of the carpal tunnel syndrome mainly includes clinical symptoms, and a nerve conduction test in the area of the median nerve can also be performed. Electrophysiology allows to determine the severity of compression of the median nerve and to assess the need for surgical treatment.
In the case of carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy, surgical treatment is not usually recommended, as the symptoms usually disappear spontaneously within a few weeks after delivery. Therefore, to reduce symptoms, it is recommended to wear a wrist relief brace at night, which allows you to keep the wrist in a neutral position.
– Lek. Katarzyna Darecka
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