Rhinitis of pregnancy

South Med J. 1986 Aug;79(8):965-71. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198608000-00012.

Abstract

Nasal stuffiness as a consequence of pregnancy has been accepted as a distinct pathologic entity for years. Although estrogen can produce nasal mucosal edema through a cholinergic action, other factors may also cause or influence nasal congestion associated with pregnancy. These include allergy, infection, stress, and rebound rhinitis. A survey of 66 randomly selected pregnant women near term and of 16 pregnant women treated for "rhinitis of pregnancy" suggests that rhinitis solely attributable to pregnancy may not exist as a primary entity. Suggestions for further study of this problem are offered.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Estradiol / blood
  • Estrogens / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nasal Mucosa / metabolism
  • Parity
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / blood
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / physiopathology
  • Recurrence
  • Rhinitis / blood
  • Rhinitis / complications*
  • Rhinitis / epidemiology
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / blood
  • Sinusitis / complications
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Stress, Physiological / complications
  • Texas

Substances

  • Estrogens
  • Estradiol