Archives of family medicine
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Historical Article
The discovery of ether anesthesia. Jumping on the 19th-century bandwagon.
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To study the factors associated with the formation of striae gravidarum and the measures used by women to prevent them. ⋯ A previously reported association between increased striae and glucose intolerance, which led to the theory of adrenal cortical hyperactivity as a cause of striae gravidarum, was not confirmed by this study. Many women use creams or oils in an attempt to prevent striae formation despite their ineffectiveness.