The 7 Most Annoying Pregnancy Medical Terms
Pregnancy. A magical time. A miraculous time.
A time filled with mystifying medical terminology.
Probably every woman who's experienced pregnancy will tell you that her vocabulary expanded considerably over the course of her pregnancy as her medical team, birth instructor, and friends started popping out phrases that made her wish she'd taken Latin in high school instead of French. Some of the terms used in pregnancy make perfect sense, like "fetal heartbeat" or "maternal weight gain." Other phrases … not so much. Some are dumb, some are confusing, and some are downright insulting. With assistance from fellow Babble bloggers Joslyn Gray and Julie Miner, I've compiled a list of the 7 most annoying pregnancy terms:
1. Irritable Uterus
When your uterus is on her period ...
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2. Incompetent Cervix
Who knew a cervix could be so dumb?!
3. Cervical Surveillance
We don't know about you ... but we don't want any sort of "surveillance" going on down there.
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4. Pelvic Rest
We never knew your pelvic could be in need of nap time.
5. Advanced Maternal Age
Not everyone has kids in their twenties ... doctors need to deal with it!
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6. Transvaginal Ultrasound
This may be the most unpleasant sounding ultrasound we've experienced.
7. Serially Pregnant
Call me serial pregnant one more time ... I may just go serial killer on you.
- By Rebekah Kuschmider
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