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pregnancy and stretch marks

How To Prevent Pregnancy Stretch Marks

For many women–especially those who favor bikinis–pregnancy stretch marks are more to be dreaded than flabby thighs. Nevertheless, 90% of all women will develop pink or reddish, slightly indented, sometimes itchy streaks on their abdomen, hips and/or breasts, sometime during pregnancy. Stretch marks, also called striae distensae, occur most frequently on the abdomen, but some…