Week One: -When the levels of estrogen and progesterone are at the lowest, due to the oocyte ‘egg” not being fertilized, the low levels of estrogen and progesterone cause the blood and tissues that line the uterus to break down and they begin to shed, causing bleeding from the uterus flowing out of the vagina for five to eight days. -During menses a woman can feel bloated, as the body retains salt causing the body to retain water. Woman can experience these symptoms during menstruation: uterine
Postpartum Depression The following paper seeks to answer the following questions. What is postpartum depression? How is it diagnosed? What are the signs and symptoms? What are the risk factors? How is it treated? What are the responses to treatment? Postpartum depression dates back as far as Hippocrates in 400 BC. Hippocrates described postpartum depression as a “fever” manifesting as agitation and delirium. Before the 19th Century, women were called nervous or too sensitive, doctors