Table 2. OCD and Reproductive Events.
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| Never Pregnant | All Pregnant women |
Pregnancy- related OCD Onset |
OCD Onset Unrelated to Pregnancy |
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| Mean±SD or N(%) | Mean±SD or N(%) | Mean±SD or N(%) | Mean±SD or N(%) | |
| Obstetrical History | N = 78 | N = 24 | N = 54 | |
| Number of pregnancies | N/A | 2.5 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 1.5 | 2.45 ± 1.5 |
| Number of terminations | N/A | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.2 ± 0.4 |
| Number of miscarriages | N/A | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.1 ± 0.3 |
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Initial onset of major
syndrome |
N = 36 | N = 69 | N = 21 | N = 48 |
| Acute | 11 (30.6) | 33 (47.8) | 13 (61.9) | 20 (41.7) |
| Gradual | 25 (69.4) | 36 (52.2) | 8 (38.1) | 28 (58.3) |
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Symptom changes prior
to menses |
N = 31 | N = 71 | N = 18 | N = 54 |
| No change | 14 (45.2) | 31 (43.7) | 7 (38.9) | 24 (44.4) |
| Worse | 16 (51.6) | 35 (49.3) | 9 (50.0) | 26 (48.2) |
| Uncertain | 1 (3.2) | 5 (7.0) | 2 (11.1) | 4 (7.4) |
Abbreviation: OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder