This enables the measuring accuracy of the blood pressure watch to be increased by more than 70 per cent. Clinical trials of the device are currently under way. The first measurements have already been taken in parallel with a catheter procedure - with very promising results.
After menopause, a woman's risk of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases increases greatly; the risk increases significantly faster for women after hysterectomy, perhaps because the uterus produces chemicals that help regulate blood pressure.
MS doesn't appear to increase the risk of problems that can occur during any pregnancy. The risk of having pregnancy-induced hypertension , also called toxemia or preeclampsia (say pre-ee-clamp-see-ah), or early delivery (premature birth) does not increase with MS.