caa a22 4500 606184864 CHVBK 20210128100828.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3147-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3147-7 Marked changes in olfactory perception during early pregnancy: a prospective case-control study [Elektronische Daten] [Gokce Simsek, Nuray Bayar Muluk, Osman Arikan, Zeynep Ozcan Dag, Yavuz Simsek, Ersel Dag] Pregnancy seems to be related with a significant change in olfaction. Here, we investigate this theory by testing the odor identification abilities of uncomplicated pregnant women and compare the results with non-pregnant controls. The study included 31 healthy pregnant women in the first trimester (Group 1), 30 in the second trimester (Group 2), 31 in the third trimester, and 30 non-pregnant healthy controls (Group 4). In order to measure odor identification abilities, each subject completed the 12-item Brief Smell Identification Test (BSIT). Next, the demographic characteristics and BSIT scores of the groups were compared. The total BSIT scores of the subjects in Group 1 were found to be significantly lower than those of the other groups (p<0.001). This reduction in odor identification abilities was particularly noticeable for leather, pine, and soot. Pregnant women in the second and third trimesters had similar odor identification abilities to the healthy controls (p>0.05). Early pregnancy might be related to significant changes in olfactory performance. The distortion of odor identification in the first trimester might be a causative factor for the development of pregnancy-specific conditions, such as morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum, which are both common complaints during the early phase of parturition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Odor nationallicence Odor identification nationallicence Smell nationallicence Brief Smell Identification Test (BSIT) nationallicence Hyposmia nationallicence Olfaction nationallicence Olfactory dysfunction nationallicence Olfaction disorders nationallicence Pregnancy nationallicence Simsek Gokce ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Kirikkale, Turkey aut Bayar Muluk Nuray ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Kirikkale, Turkey aut Arikan Osman ENT Clinics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey aut Ozcan Dag Zeynep Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut Simsek Yavuz Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut Dag Ersel Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 627-630 0937-4477 272:3<627 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3147-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3147-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simsek Gokce ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Kirikkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bayar Muluk Nuray ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, 71450, Kirikkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Arikan Osman ENT Clinics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ozcan Dag Zeynep Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simsek Yavuz Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dag Ersel Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 627-630 0937-4477 272:3<627 2015 272 405