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BMB. 2023; 8(2): 188-193


Can the use of omega 3 during pregnancy prevent striae gravidarum? Omega 3 kullanımı stria gravidarum oluşumunu önleyebilir mi?

Erhan Okuyan, Ozlem Karabay Akgul.




Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın ana amacı gebelerde omega 3 kullanımının stria gravidarum oluşumuna etkisini araştırmaktır.
Yöntem: Bu prospektif vaka kontrol çalışmasına 2020-2021 yılları arasında ilki 1. trimesterde olmak üzere en az 4 antenatal takibi yapılmış 201 primigravid gebe dahil edildi. Çalışmaya alınan gebeler kullandıkları ilaçlara göre ( multivitamin, omega 3 ile beraber multivitamin kullananlar ve düzensiz ilaç kullananlar) gruplandırıldı. Kadının yaşı, eğitim seviyesi, gebelikte aldığı kilo, ek hastalıkları, kullandığı ilaçlar, bebeğin doğum kilosu kaydedildi. Gebelik takibi yapılmış ve doğumu aynı merkezde olmuş hastalara doğum sonrası 24. saatte vücudun 4 bölgesindeki ( karın, kalça, basen ve memeler) stria gravidarumları Atwal ve arkadaşları tarafından belirlenmiş kriterlere göre puan verildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 201 kadından 1 tanesinde şiddetli stria skoru saptandı. Stria gravidarum hastaların yaklaşık 1/3’ünde ( % 26.9) 21-24. gebelik haftaları arasında başlamıştı. Düzenli vitamin kullanan gebelerin SG skorları arasında anlamlı fark saptandı ( p0.05)
Sonuç: Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre, omega 3 ile birlikte düzenli bir multivitamin, stria gravidarum oluşumunu azaltır.

Objective: The main aim of the study is to investigate the effect of omega 3 use on the formation of striae gravidarum in pregnant women.
Method: In this prospective case control study, 201 primigravid pregnant women who had at least four antenatal examinations in a first trimester pregnancy outpatient clinic and delivered at the same center in 2020 and 2021 were included in the study. These patients were grouped according to the drugs they used. Age, education level, weight gained during pregnancy, history of additional disease, medication use and birth weight of the baby were recorded. Pregnancy follow-up and at the 24th hour of birth, striae in four parts of the body (abdomen, hips, buttocks, and breasts) were scored according to their color and number with the scoring system developed by Atwal et al.
Results: A severe striae score was detected in one puerperium in the patients included in the study. Striae started between 21 and 24 weeks in about one third of the patients (26.9%). There was a significant difference between the SG scores of pregnant women on regular medication and those on irregular medication (p < 0.001). The pregnant women on irregular medication had a higher postpartum striae score. There was also a positive correlation between SG score and young pregnancy, high weight gain during pregnancy, and early onset of striae. No significant correlation was found between infant weight and SG score (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results of our study, a regular multivitamin along with omega 3 reduces the occurrence of striae gravidarum.

Key words: Keywords: striae gravidarum, stretch marks, omega 3, multivitamin, pregnancy






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