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Dr. Marlena Fejzo, Harvard PhD is the world's leading research scientist on HG and a HER Foundation Advisory Board member. (Dr. Fejzo endured HG during her pregnancy.)
Dr. Aimee Brecht-Doscher is an OBGYN in the Los Angeles area who has personally been affected by HG and is a medical consultant for the HER Foundation.
Kimber MacGibbon is a registered nurse (RN) and has helped many hundreds of women get thru their HG pregnancies. She has an extensive understanding of HG from a medical and personal perspective from helping women since 2000. Kimber is also a co-founder of the HER Foundation. She and Dr. Fejzo have co-authored numerous studies on HG in collaboration with USC and UCLA. Kimber had HG in both of her pregnancies. Email her at kimber @HelpHER.org.
Jeremy King and Ann Marie King are co-founders of the HER Foundation and can offer you a husband/wife perspective of what the HG couple is enduring together. Plus Mr. King will provide you with a male perspective of the illness. He is quoted by saying years ago when wife was pregnant with child in 2002..."Calling HG morning sickness is like calling a hurricane a little bit of rain." You can email them directly at annmarie @HelpHER.org or jeremy @HelpHER.org
HG women in your area - Please email Ann Marie to find women around the world willing to share their stories to help raise awareness of HG. Contact annmarie @HelpHER.org

Press Releases

HER Foundation Helps UCLA, USC and 23&Me Link Debilitating
Pregnancy Illness to Two Genes - March 2018
Duchess Kate Middleton Pregnancy - September 2017
Moms And Experts Meet On Capitol Hill, Give Voice To Overlooked Pregnancy Disease - September 2005
HER Foundation Releases Survey Results On Hyperemesis Gravidarum - May 2005
Untreated Hyperemesis Predisposes Babies to Diseases - December 2003
Devastating illness for moms’-to-be in need of research to save lives - June 2003

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Recent News

	The HER Foundation Supports Pregnant Women Experiencing Hyperemesis Gravidarum & Offers Resources to Help Families Cope April 2018
	These 2 Genes May Increase the Risk for Extreme Morning Sickness March 2018 Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Extreme Morning Sickness October 31, 2017
	When Pregnancy Almost Kills You Septmber 7, 2017
	Ailing Princess Kate Is 'Able to be Up and About,' Palace Source Says Sep 23, 2014
	Duchess Kate's pregnancy puts focus on ills of severe morning sickness Sep 19, 2014
	Kate Middleton Suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum. What Does It Mean? Sep 8, 2014
	Hyperemesis gravidarum strikes 1-2% of pregnant women, including Middleton Sep 9, 2014
	21% of women with extreme morning sickness have abortions but there is help Oct 1, 2014
	Kate Middleton and the risks of morning sickness July 15, 2013
	Birth Of Royal Baby Reminder Of Pregnancy Dangers: One San Diego Mom's Story July 12, 2013
	Bromsgrove mum tells of morning sickness to raise awareness May 15, 2013
	Can stars' experience help draw attention to illness? February 2013
	What is acute morning sickness? December 2012
	It Takes A Princess: Kate Middleton Pregnancy Draws Attention To Hyperemesis Gravidarum December 2012
	Kate Middleton's pregnancy, illness a shot in the arm for Loudoun nonprofit December 2012
	Dear Media: Kate Middleton Does Not Have "Morning Sickness" December 2012
	The recent hospitalization of the Duchess for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is shedding new light on the often misunderstood condition that causes extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. December 2012
	Kate's Severe Morning Sickness Could Be Hereditary December 2012
	BBC interviews HG expert, HER Foundation Co-founder Ann Marie King December 2012
	A Royal Spotlight on a Rare Condition December 2012
	Jeremy King, HER Co-founder: A Dad’s perspective on HG December 2012
	HER Co-founder Ann Marie King on Katie Couric talking about HG December 2012
	Ann Marie King, Co-founder of HER Foundation, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" about her experience with hyperemesis gravidarum and what Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is going through. December 2012
	Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Sheds Light On Rare Condition Hyperemesis Gravidarum - Live Videochat with HER Board Member, Marlena Fejzo, PhD December 2012
	The royal pain of hyperemesis gravidarum December 2012
	Kate Middleton Is Pregnant and Has Hyperemesis Gravidarum What Is It? An Interview with HER Board Member, Marlena Fejzo, PhD December 2012
	Hyperemesis gravidarum: 'You just feel like you're dying' December 2012
	Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Sheds Light On Rare Condition Hyperemesis Gravidarum December 2012
	Hyperemesis Gravidarum: The Scary Pregnancy Condition March 2012
	The Reality and the Research Behind Severe Morning Sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum) May 2012
	Severe morning sickness linked to preterm births February 2012
	The Passion of the Kings, HER co-founders September 2010 (Washington Business Journal – Nonprofits focus)
	Abortion: Last Resort For Hellish Morning Sickness. Hyperemesis Gravidarum Can Threaten Woman's Health, and Maybe Her Baby's, Too June 2010 (ABC News)
	Severe Morning Sickness Passed From Moms to Daughters 2010 (Sydney Morning Herald)
	When Morning Sickness Takes Over - Surviving hyperemesis gravidarum Aptil 2010 (Babyzone.com)
	Starving for answers - January 2010 (Dallas Magazine)
	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and luteinizing hormone receptor polymorphisms and risk of hyperemesis gravidarum - December 2009 (AJOG – American Journal of Obstectrics & Gynecology)
	MOM STOP: Pregnancy disease can be debilitating - September 2009 (Tuscaloosa News)
	August 2009 (OB.Gyn News)
	Mom's morning sickness tied to sharper kids - August 2009 (Times of India)
	When morning sickness becomes debilitating - June 2009 (Families.com)
	Morning, noon and night sickness - March 2009 (Irish Times)
	Motherhood is its own happy pill when it comes to memories we'd rather not relive - February 2009 (Pasadena Star News)
	Pregnancy is, in essence, the most natural and hopeful of conditions. But a surprisingly common syndrome can turn it into a nightmare - November 2008 (Washington Post)
	Real Life: It's so much worse than normal morning sickness - July 2008 (Irish Independent News)
	Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Caring for the disabled mother - July 2008 The Practising Midwife (UK)
	Pregnant Indian women 'at greater risk of extreme nausea - April 2008 (The Hindu)
	Pregnancy and Extreme Nausea And Vomiting - April 2008 (Medical News Today)
	N.Y. Giants football player Lawrence Tynes never lost confidence in his kicking or his family - January 2008 (USA Today)
	Severe complications: One woman’s struggle to bring a healthy baby into the world and survive - January 2008 (NewsReview.com)
	The clinic helping sick pregnant women - October 2007 (BBC News)
	My morning sickness was so bad I wanted an abortion… - September 2007 (Times Mirror - UK)
	August 2007 (OB.gyn News)
	Dr. Phil show focuses on Hyperemesis Gravidarum - June 2007
	HER Foundation -- United Kingdom - April 2007
	Nausea? There’s No Need to Suffer in Silence - October 2006 (NY Times)
	BEARING THE UNBEARABLE: AMY ROSS HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN ENDURE A DEBILITATING ILLNESS - September 2006 (NY Daily News)
	I couldn't stomach more children - Morning sickness put our correspondent in hospital - she even considered having a termination - January 2006 (UK Times Online)
	HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM: THE OVERLOOKED, BUT DEADLY PREGNANCY DISEASE September 2005
	HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM: THE OVERLOOKED, BUT DEADLY PREGNANCY DISEASE, REP. BECERRA CO-SPONSORS CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING - September 2005 (Congressman Xavier Becerra)
	Boring [Oregon, USA] resident tries to help pregnant women (The Oregonian (Oregon Live), June 2005)
	Sure, a little queasiness is normal. But what do you do when you're nauseated 24-7? - May 2004 (health Magazine)
	Surviving pregnancy when you have hyperemesis gravidarum - May 2004 (American Baby)
	Miscarriages, nausea caused by little-known disease (Medill News), May 2005
	Severe complications: One woman's struggle to bring a healthy baby into the world and survive (Reno News Review, Jan. 2008)