Women who are 37 weeks pregnant are gradually approaching their due date, and some women in the late stages of pregnancy often experience discomfort during this period, such as abdominal skin itching, and some pregnant women have more obvious itching symptoms. So, what causes abdominal itching at 37 weeks of pregnancy?
Reason 1: Physiological abdominal itching during pregnancy. At 37 weeks of pregnancy, a woman has entered the late stage of pregnancy. At this time, the uterus is stretched by the fetus, which can also cause obvious protrusions in the abdomen. If the fetus develops rapidly in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, it can cause the fibrous layer of the female abdominal skin to break slightly due to insufficient tension, resulting in physiological itching and some noticeable stretch marks during pregnancy.
This is a common and normal physiological phenomenon during late pregnancy, and generally does not require deliberate treatment. Some pregnant women can also use specialized prenatal skincare oils to reduce stretch marks on their abdomen, which can moderately alleviate stretch marks and also help alleviate abdominal skin itching during pregnancy.
Reason 2: Pregnant women with cholestasis syndrome. At 37 weeks of pregnancy, women may experience significant abdominal itching symptoms and also need to consider whether they have gestational cholestasis syndrome. This is skin itching caused by pathological reasons, so it is necessary to carefully observe whether there is yellowing of the skin in the abdomen or other parts, and also to understand whether there are related symptoms such as anorexia and loss of appetite.
You can go to the hospital to check the serum total bile acid value. If there is a significant increase or change, it can be basically determined that cholestasis syndrome is the cause of abdominal skin itching in pregnant women. Symptomatic treatment should be given after diagnosis based on the test results.
