Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 168
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 168
Question 1
What is Couvade Syndrome?
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This is known as a sympathetic pregnancy, or Couvade Syndrome (from the French verb couver, meaning to brood or hatch).
Some men experience pains and changes to their body similar to those of their pregnant partner. For instance, a man might feel stomach and back pain, develop odd food cravings, and even have his breasts swell.
Some cultures deliberately force fathers to undergo suffering similar to that of the woman.
The most elaborate ritual of this kind is found among Huichol Indians. During childbirth, the father sits above his wife, with ropes tied around his testicles and held by his wife. Each time the woman experiences a painful contraction, she pulls on the ropes so that her husband will share her pain [Reference]
Question 2
Is nasal dominance related to hand dominance?
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Yes
Research has shown that people with left hand dominance have left nasal dominance and the same correlation is seen in right hand dominance. [Reference]
Question 3
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five couvade syndrome Keratoderma blennorrhagicum nasal dominance rester's syndrome sympathetic pregnancy thesaurosis urine bread Source Type: blogs
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