noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pregnancy test (= to find out if someone is pregnant )
ectopic pregnancy
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
early
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If caught during the early weeks of pregnancy it can cause deafness, blindness and heart problems in the baby.
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Specific and direct harm medically diagnosable even in early pregnancy may be involved.
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The earlier the pregnancy , the worse the circumstances.
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She even doubts he sought treatment for the gonorrhea she was diagnosed with early in pregnancy , which he surely has.
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Perhaps its wider implementation in early pregnancy should be an aim of all obstetric departments.
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Taken in the early weeks of pregnancy , mifepristone induces an abortion.
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Cravings Strong likes or dislikes of various foods are another of the early signs of pregnancy .
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My family has a history of early teenage pregnancies , going back to my great great grandparents.
ectopic
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During an ectopic pregnancy , the foetus damages or ruptures surrounding tissue as it grows, which causes abdominal pain.
late
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The result has been later pregnancies and greater knowledge of how to use contraceptive methods.
normal
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This group has carried out a large multicentre study on glucose tolerance in normal pregnancy .
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One in three female obstetricians would choose a Caesarean delivery for herself, even in a perfectly normal pregnancy .
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These classes offer time to mull over and appreciate how many of their worries are a normal part of pregnancy .
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It would therefore never be considered for women who believe they have a normal pregnancy .
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To distinguish the latter pathologic conditions from normal pregnancy , serial assays should be determined.
premarital
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Of the sixteen women in their survey who were currently working-class and had been in institutional care, ten had premarital pregnancies .
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Brown and Harris highlight the girl's success in coping with her premarital pregnancy , Quinton and Rutter her planning ability.
previous
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There were no trends in standardised mortality ratios from cardiovascular disease or other causes with the number of previous pregnancies .
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Gestational diabetes recurs in about 50 percent of women who had the problem in a previous pregnancy .
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Although she was by now in her late thirties, she recognised the same symptoms as in her previous pregnancy .
subsequent
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Some who had subsequent pregnancies had refused any kind of test, despite in some cases being aggressively pressurised by the hospital.
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The woman later gave birth to a healthy baby in a subsequent pregnancy .
teen
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There is a growing recognition of the debilitating effects of teen drug use, teen pregnancy and violence.
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We can debate all we want over funding for this or that well-meaning government program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy .
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So alarming is the frequency of adolescent childbirth that President Clinton recently announced a community-oriented campaign to prevent teen pregnancy .
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Lake County leads the region in teen pregnancies .
teenage
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Yet even so, the United States still leads most industrialized countries in teenage pregnancies , abortions and childbearing.
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The move is prompted in part by the government's determination to curb the number of teenage pregnancies .
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The facts are considerably different from these myths: Virtually all studies indicate that over four-fifths of teenage pregnancies are unintended.
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Four areas with low levels of education and training and high instances of teenage pregnancy will be targeted.
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Let us examine the causes of teenage pregnancy and the impact early childbearing frequently has on young women.
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I hope your book will reveal a new and refreshing view on teenage pregnancy and motherhood.
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In many cities, they sank into a vicious cycle of drugs, crime, teenage pregnancy , and welfare dependency.
unplanned
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An audit of unplanned pregnancies seen in one practice also emphasised the need for great care in counselling people using the pill.
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Our marriage began and ended with an unplanned pregnancy .
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Moreover, demographic factors such as unplanned pregnancy may also foreclose options.
unwanted
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They could also lead to unwanted pregnancies and venereal disease, both on the increase among young people.
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The way to reduce abortion is to prevent unwanted pregnancy .
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The stereotype is of stories exclusively concerned with drugs and unwanted pregnancies .
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The reason: fewer unwanted pregnancies and thus fewer incomplete abortions.
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But remember, there's simply no excuse in this society, in the late twentieth century, for an unwanted pregnancy .
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Each year, 200, 000 teens age 17 and younger have children, many from unwanted pregnancies .
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As unwanted pregnancies can so easily be avoided by abortion and contraception, why is illegitimacy now so high?
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Equally, an unwanted or unhappy pregnancy may result unexpectedly in the birth of an instantly beloved child.
■ NOUN
rate
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This fall in pregnancy rate has been explained by the greater use of contraceptives by teenagers, particularly those over sixteen.
test
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This is in line with medical advice for all home pregnancy tests .
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Female journalists went to the clinic and took urine samples from men for their pregnancy tests .
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He may arrange for you to have a pregnancy test .
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In some maquilas, quarterly pregnancy tests are routine.
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To get a free pregnancy test with Immediate results go to a family planning clinic or a Brook Centre.
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Insemination was defined as successful if the woman did not menstruate when expected and subsequently had a positive pregnancy test result.
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You just go to the hospital for your pregnancy test and arrange a date for the abortion at the same time.
■ VERB
avoid
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If she is not immune, she should have the rubella immunisation and avoid pregnancy for six months.
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If you buy them for your own use, ask the assistant for advice, as some should be avoided in pregnancy .
continue
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Should they give up exercise, or continue through their pregnancy ?
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More women are taking up regular exercise, and may wish to continue their routine during pregnancy . 2.
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If these can be detected early enough, then women can decide whether or not to continue the pregnancy .
drink
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Babies born to women who did not abstain from drinking during pregnancy also tend to exhibit abnormal sleep patterns after birth.
end
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After weeks of courtroom argument the girl was permitted to leave the limelight and to end her pregnancy .
lead
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They could also lead to unwanted pregnancies and venereal disease, both on the increase among young people.
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Exposure to lead before or during pregnancy may increase the chance of a miscarriage.
prevent
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It can be inserted into a woman's womb quite easily by a doctor, in order to prevent pregnancy .
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Kaiser spokeswoman Jamie Trevor said that patients are told that no sterilization procedure short of a complete hysterectomy can prevent pregnancy .
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Breastfeeding does not always prevent pregnancy .
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The way to reduce abortion is to prevent unwanted pregnancy .
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It is easier now to prevent pregnancy through contraception, and to terminate it through abortion.
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So alarming is the frequency of adolescent childbirth that President Clinton recently announced a community-oriented campaign to prevent teen pregnancy .
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Its effectiveness in preventing pregnancy is as good or better than oral contraceptives.
reduce
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Manufacturers claim to reduce the chances of pregnancy by 75 %.
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We can debate all we want over funding for this or that well-meaning government program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy .
result
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But the chimeric lambs that would result from the pregnancy are mosaics: only some of the cells contain the transgene.
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The review shows that improvements in nutritional status during pregnancy may result in more successful pregnancy outcomes.
terminate
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Secondly, the success rate of dilatation and curettage to terminate a pregnancy of under four weeks is poor.
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The court in 1994 upheld some limits on how close protesters can get to women entering abortion clinics to terminate pregnancies .
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Physicians were obliged to inform abortion patients about foetal development and the alternatives to terminating the pregnancy .
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In general, teenagers from more affluent families are more likely than those from poorer families to terminate their pregnancies .
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Melanie was furious, and desperate enough to go to any lengths to terminate the pregnancy .
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Since 1989 conservatives on the court have given states more latitude to restrict the conditions under which women terminate pregnancies .
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If she terminates a pregnancy she must shoulder that grief too and struggle on.
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For young women who choose to terminate their pregnancy , the decision is often not easy to implement.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's harmful to drink alcohol during pregnancy .
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Many women find their skin is at its best during pregnancy .
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She's had a difficult pregnancy .
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This will be her third pregnancy .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After the second month of pregnancy , estriol levels steadily increase as the placenta takes over estrogen production. 344.
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An audit of unplanned pregnancies seen in one practice also emphasised the need for great care in counselling people using the pill.
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Brown and Harris highlight the girl's success in coping with her premarital pregnancy , Quinton and Rutter her planning ability.
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In many cities, they sank into a vicious cycle of drugs, crime, teenage pregnancy , and welfare dependency.
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More weeks passed, and then the end of her pregnancy began to approach.
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Not all burdens on the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy will be undue.
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Of the rest, one left voluntarily because he was bored with his job, and one because of her pregnancy .
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Their pregnancies are likely to be troublesome and repetitive.