When is it more than just morning sickness?
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
HG is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the newborn(s).
Research on HG's short- and long-term effects is desperately needed and needed now. We need to do more to find a cure for this disease that has such devastating effects on a growing number of soon-to-be mothers.
Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA)
HG forces women to make difficult decisions... the H.E.R. web site is the most comprehensice location to educatte oneself to make the best decisions.
Marlena S. Fejzo, PhD USA
HG is a devastating illness and yet so little research has been undertaken into causes and therapies.
Dr. Matthes Seeling, MD
HG is a termendously debilitating disease that can have life long consequences. This Web site will provide much needed support to mothers suffering from this disease.
TM Goodwin, MD USA
HG has a devastating personal and family impact and effective management is most important.
Ron Taylor, MD UK

ABC News Report: Abortion: Last Resort For Hellish Morning Sickness

ABC News reported how "Hyperemesis Gravidarum Can Threaten Woman's Health, and Maybe Her Baby's, Too". Read the report and send them your comments.

H.E.R. Foundation Awards UCLA/USC Research Award thanks to your donations!

In December 2009 Dr. Marlena Fejzo at UCLA/USC was awarded a H.E.R. Foundation Research Award of $7,000. Dr. Fejzo and her research team are comparing the genetics and epidemiology of one thousand HG cases and one thousand women who did not suffer from HG. Her study will identify predisposing genes as well as risk factors that affect severity and outcome, such as a doctor that ignores severe nausea until the patient progresses to HG.

Help Find a Cure for HG

  • HG Genetic Study Needs Participants!
    USC & UCLA are close to meeting their goal of 1,000 participants. The goal of this study is to understand the etiology of Hyperemesis Gravidarum so we can develop better treatments and improve the quality of life for patients suffering from HG and their offspring. (More information... )
  • USC / HER Foundation Proposed Research Topics
    ($2.5 million required)
  • First National Conference on Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP) and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)
    July 1, 2010, University of Warwick in Coventry, UK
More Information
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