Article: Nasal airway measurements confirm increased congestion during pregnancy.

2004 SEP 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of all nasal airway variables involved in rhinitis during pregnancy confirms the adverse effect of these factors and supports investigation into estrogen antagonists as possible treatment for nasal congestion.

To clarify inconsistent study findings on pregnancy-associated rhinitis, otorhinolaryngologists at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital in England assessed "all the variables of the nasal airway simultaneously for the first time" in their study of 18 pregnant women followed from their first trimester through the postpartum period.

"Measurements of the nasal airway included anterior rhinoscopy ...

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