A FM Specialist’s Insight on Fibromyalgia and Motherhood
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Dr. Mark Pellegrino is a Fibromyalgia specialist who has seen over 20,000 Fibromyalgia patients in his practice at the Ohio Rehab Center. Dr. Pellegrino is also a Fibromyalgia patient who has been ill with the disease since childhood. Throughout his career, Dr. Pellegrino has helped many pregnant FM patients and has written an excellent article with his expert advice on how women with Fibromyalgia can still have and raise children. I have included the highlights below. To read the full article, click the link at the bottom of this post.
According to Dr. Pellegrino, there is no unusual medical risk involved with pregnancy and Fibromyalgia. Because most women develop Fibromyalgia during their reproductive years, health risks is something female FM patients often worry about. Dr. Pellegrino says:
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