Skin changes during pregnancy. Is that an important issue for pregnant women?

Ciechanowicz, Piotr; Sikora, Mariusz; Taradaj, Karol; Ruta, Agnieszka; Rakowska, Adriana; Kociszewska-Najman, Bozena; Wielgoś, Mirosław; Rudnicka, Lidia

doi:10.5603/gp.a2018.0077

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“…In our study, pregnant females with skin changes had significantly reduced quality of life compared to those without (p<0.001). Similar to our results, Ciechanowicz et al (18) , reported about 43.67% of women with dermatological problems during pregnancy showed significant deterioration in their wellbeing. Furthermore, Uyanikoglu and Aksoy (19) , in their study, showed a slight but statistically insignificant reduced quality of life in pregnant females with melasma (P>0.05).…”

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Assessment of Quality of Life and Sexual Function in ladies with Pregnancy-Related Skin Changes

Shamy

Hassan

Bazid

2021

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Pregnancy is characterized by immunologic, metabolic, endocrine, and vascular changes, which lead to skin changes, making pregnant women suffer from body image disorder, physical performance, and mental health affection which adversely affect their sexual activity and quality of life. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of pregnancy and pregnancy-related changes on the quality of life and sexual function.Patients and Methods: This case-control study involved 160 females divided into 4 groups: 40 pregnant females in the 1 st trimester, 40 in the 2 nd trimester, 40 in the 3 rd trimester, and 40 nonpregnant females as the control group. Every participant filled out the Arabic version of the Female Sexual Dysfunction Index (FSDI) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Results: There was a significant difference between the three trimesters regarding the types of skin changes (p=0.006). Acne vulgaris was the most common change in the 1 st -trimester group. There was a significant difference between the studied groups as regards the female sexual function (p>0.001 regarding FSDI total score). There was no significant difference between females with skin changes compared to those without regard to their sexual function during 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd trimesters (P=0.07,0.5,0.6 resp) regarding FSDI total score. Regarding the DLQI score, there was a significant difference between both the 2 nd and 3 rd trimesters and control groups (P2=0.01and P3=0.009 respectively) with higher mean values of the DLQI score among females with skin changes. Conclusion: Pregnancy negatively affected female sexual function and quality of life. Skin changes during pregnancy significantly affected the quality of life of pregnant females.

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Assessment of Quality of Life and Sexual Function in ladies with Pregnancy-Related Skin Changes

Shamy

Hassan

Bazid

2021

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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“…Therefore, we speculate that due to changes in ostrogen during pregnancy, there is a decrease in SSL secretion and weakening of the skin barrier. However, some epidemiological investigation 4 , 36 – 38 have found that acne is also a common condition during pregnancy. It is worth noting that acne occurs most often in the third trimester of pregnancy due to increased sebum secretion from maternal androgens, which does not contradict our results (the sampling population was women in the second trimester of pregnancy).…”

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“…psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis [AD]), may worsen or improve during pregnancy, and pregnancy-specific skin diseases, such as intrahepatic cholestasis and pruritic urticarial papules, may occur 3 . Skin diseases during pregnancy have received extensive attention and research 4 , 5 and often occur in close association with, changes in skin condition 6 . Therefore, we speculated that the state of the skin changes and is prone to some skin diseases during pregnancy, but at the molecular level, the specific changes that take place remain unknown.…”

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Lipidomic analysis of facial skin surface lipid reveals the causes of pregnancy-related skin barrier weakness

Yang

Zhou

et al. 2021

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Self-reported skin discomfort is a common problem during pregnancy, but it is not clear whether skin barrier function is altered in the process. Few studies have described the skin barrier function during pregnancy. In this work, we used highly sensitive and high-resolution ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) to distinguish skin surface lipid (SSL) combined with multivariate analysis of lipids and metabolic changes to determine the relationship between SSL changes and skin physiology during pregnancy in order to better understand the skin condition of pregnant women. The results showed a significant reduction in the total lipid content in pregnant women. A total of 2270 lipids were detected, and the relative abundances of fatty acyls and glycerolipids were significantly reduced, while glycerophospholipids (GPs), sphingolipids, and saccharolipids was significantly increased in the pregnancy group. Multivariate data analysis indicated that 23 entities constituted the most important individual species responsible for the discrimination and phosphatidylcholine was the most abundant lipid in pregnancy group. In addition, compared to SSL profile of control group, it was observed that the average chain length of ceramides and fatty acids both decreased in SSL profile of pregnancy group. The main and most commonly affected pathway was that of GP pathways. These findings indicate that skin lipids are significantly altered in mid-pregnancy compared to the control group. Changes in ostrogen during pregnancy also make the skin more susceptible to inflammatory factors and lead to more fragile and susceptible skin, weakening the skin barrier along with the lipid alterations.

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“…The commonly encountered physiological changes during pregnancy are pigmentary alterations, the most common colouration being melasma, linea nigra, palmar erythema (Ciechanowicz et al, 2018;Urasaki, 2010). Many factors have associated with the development of pigmentation, including hormonal influences of pregnancy, like elevated ACTH levels, estrogen and progesterone, ultraviolet radiation.…”

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Hormonal aspects of skin hyperpigmentation in healthy Kurdish primigravida women in Erbil City

Saleem

Mohammed

2021

ZJPAS

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Skin changes during pregnancy. Is that an important issue for pregnant women?

Abstract: Self-reported skin complaints seem to be a relevant problem during pregnancy. Proper skin care as well as appropriate treatment applied by obstetricians and/or dermatologists may help women to recover.

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Assessment of Quality of Life and Sexual Function in ladies with Pregnancy-Related Skin Changes

Assessment of Quality of Life and Sexual Function in ladies with Pregnancy-Related Skin Changes

Lipidomic analysis of facial skin surface lipid reveals the causes of pregnancy-related skin barrier weakness

Hormonal aspects of skin hyperpigmentation in healthy Kurdish primigravida women in Erbil City

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