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Can decreased appetite be a sign of pregnancy at 5 weeks?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Certainly: The appetite is decreased in the majority of women in the first couple of months of pregnancy. The appetite usually returns to normal by 14 to 16 weeks.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/15/2012

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