title: Does it matter if I'm 'just' pregnant?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The time before a woman has confirmed her pregnancy is an important time for both the woman and her unborn baby's wellbeing. With the period of organogenesis largely occurring between the third and eighth week of development, early pregnancy is a time when a woman may have problems related to the pregnancy itself, or where diseases have a higher risk of morbidity in the woman or the fetus. Yet, the woman and her doctor, may be unaware of the pregnancy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article outlines presenting complaints where a doctor should specifically explore the possibility of early pregnancy in a woman in her reproductive years, as pregnancy may have an impact on the management, and ultimately the wellbeing, of both the woman and the fetus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identification and appropriate management of the coexisting pregnancy and presenting condition allows the general practitioner to provide the most appropriate care in this clinical situation.
authors.affiliation: General Practice Liaison Unit, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. ines.rio@optusnet.com.au
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rio
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013723:Teratogens; D013997:Time Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D013723:Teratogens