Prematurity: is it a risk factor for striae distensae?

Kelekci, Kiymet Handan; Kelekçi, Sefa; Destegül, Emre; Aksoy, Abdurrahman; Süt, Necdet; Yılmaz, Bülent

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04899.x

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“…The clinical characteristics of the 179 pregnant women, consisting of 94 primiparae and 85 multiparae, participating in this study, are summarized in Table 1. Recently, striae gravidarum was significantly more common in women who had been born prematurely than in women who had been born at term [5]. Then, pregnant women delivered after 37 weeks of gestation were used as subjects of the study.…”

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Quality of life evaluation in Japanese pregnant women with striae gravidarum: A cross-sectional study

2012

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BackgroundStriae gravidarum is a physiological skin change that many pregnant women experience during pregnancy. The striae are often accompanied by a reddish purple color during pregnancy, and then lose pigmentation and become atrophic in the long term after pregnancy. Striae gravidarum seems to be undesirable to many pregnant women. However, the impact of striae gravidarum on pregnant women who experience it has not been clarified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of striae gravidarum on the generic and dermatology-specific quality of life (QOL) of pregnant women.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at three private clinics in a typical urban area in Japan. We recruited 447 pregnant women at 36 weeks of gestation; One hundred and ninety-nine pregnant women at 36 weeks of gestation participated in the study and 179, consisting of 94 primiparae and 85 multiparae, were analyzed.We used and assessed Davey’s score for striae gravidarum, World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment questionnaire for generic QOL, and Skindex-29 for dermatology-specific QOL.ResultsThe prevalence of striae gravidarum was 39.1% (27.7% in primiparae, and 51.8% in multiparae). Although there were no differences in generic QOL scores between the presence and absence of striae gravidarum and with their severity, the whole group of pregnant women and the multiparae group showed significant differences in scores on emotion of Skindex-29 between the presence and absence of striae gravidarum (p = 0.012 and p = 0.011). Pregnant women with severe striae gravidarum showed significantly higher scores on emotion of Skindex-29 compared with those with absent or mild striae gravidarum (p < 0.001 and p = 0.005).ConclusionsThere was no difference in generic QOL of pregnant women between the presence and absence of striae gravidarum, although the occurrence and severity of striae gravidarum influenced their dermatology-specific QOL. Multiparae women were especially impaired by striae gravidarum and it is considered important to prevent or reduce the severity of striae gravidarum of the multiparae group.

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Quality of life evaluation in Japanese pregnant women with striae gravidarum: A cross-sectional study

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“…Therefore we choose 30 week's pregnancy in this study as a lower limit of pregnancy. In our previous study [7], gravidity, parity, abortion, weight and height were found to be statistically significant factors for SD. This result was similar to the findings of Thomas et al [11], who found an association with BMI where striae gravidarum was more common in the overweight women.…”

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“…Collagen, elastin and fibrillin fibers are significantly reduced in SD compared with normal skin [6]. Our previous study found a significant association between prematurity and striae in women who gave premature birth probably as a result of poor organization of the extracellular matrix in the skin and cervix [7].…”

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Striae gravidarum as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery: A case control study

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Gençdal²,

Ozdemir³

et al. 2012

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Background/Aims: The association between striae gravidarum (SG) and preterm delivery may be postulated because of sharing similar poor organization of extracellular matrix in both skin and cervix. Our goal was to compare the frequency of striae gravidarum in women who gave preterm birth and women who gave term birth. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in women who gave preterm birth (n = 66) and age matched women who gave term birth (n = 68). Cases and controls were recruited from puerperal women consequently seen at delivery wards of perinatology unit. All women underwent dermatologic examination in terms of SG blindly to theirs gestational weeks of delivery. The frequency of SG was compared in all groups. Results: The frequency of SG was 63.6% in women with preterm birth and 54.4% in women with term birth (p = 0.278). SG is five times more common in late preterm group than in women with term group, but this difference was not statistically significant [(p = 0.227, OR: 5.02, CI 95% (0.5 -44.0)]. The rate of preventive cream usage was not statistically different in women with SG and without SG (p = 0.245). Conclusions: It seems that there was no statistically significant association between the risk of preterm labor and the presence of striae gravidarum. Larger prospective observational studies are needed to state expressly the probable clinical association between the presence of SG and preterm delivery.

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“…Striae distensae (SD), also called stretch marks, are a common skin condition, with a prevalence ranging from 40% to 90%, depending on the studied population. Although not considered a disease, it is an unaesthetic condition that can cause psychological discomfort …”

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“…Although not considered a disease, it is an unaesthetic condition that can cause psychological discomfort. 1 Causes of SD are not completely elucidated. 2 Despite being more frequent and having earlier onset in women, SD may occur in both sexes.…”

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Superficial Dermabrasion Versus Topical Tretinoin on Early Striae Distensae: A Randomized, Pilot Study

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Soirefmann

Porto³

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Prematurity: is it a risk factor for striae distensae?

Abstract: Striae distensae was significantly more common in women who had been born prematurely than in women who had been born at term.

Cited by 14 publications

References 31 publications

Quality of life evaluation in Japanese pregnant women with striae gravidarum: A cross-sectional study

Quality of life evaluation in Japanese pregnant women with striae gravidarum: A cross-sectional study

Striae gravidarum as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery: A case control study

Superficial Dermabrasion Versus Topical Tretinoin on Early Striae Distensae: A Randomized, Pilot Study

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