Be part of the cure. Participate in our research!
Would you like to participate in HG Progress?
We have research opportunities for currently pregnant people with and without HG. Please participate.
HG Treatment Survey
HG Pregnancy Data Collection
We closed our current HG Registry Database. A new one will be built so watch this page and social media for updates.
HG Care App
If you are currently in your first trimester, suffering from nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and want to be part of the app study, watch this page and social for our next enrollment period. You will be asked to provide feedback on your pregnancy symptoms and outcomes via surveys during the study. We are looking for pregnant women across the spectrum of nausea and vomiting, so please invite your friends who are pregnant with nausea and vomiting (they do not have to be diagnosed with HG) to participate.
Please note: this is a research study and participation is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect the treatment you are currently receiving nor your relationship with your health care provider.
We are not collecting the data from your use of the HG Care app.
HELP Score Validation
We are doing an important survey to validate the HELP Score (HyperEmesis Level Prediction Score) which tells us how severe HG is today.
We need women to fill out this survey before and after they have a change in treatment. Start by filling it out today and then the day before you get medical care like IV fluids or new medication; then fill it out again about 12-24 hours later. If you’re in the hospital, please try to fill it out once each day. The first survey is a little longer than the follow-up 24 hours later because we have to collect your pregnancy history and other standard research information, so feel free to start anytime.
Most importantly, we need to see how your score changes with treatment. Please invite women without HG to be our control group. Thank you!
Nutrition Assessment Study
Socioeconomic and Other Influences in Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
(NOTE: THIS IS NOT A HER FOUNDATION STUDY.)
You are invited to participate in a research study titled: Socioeconomic and Other Influences in Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum. The purpose is to investigate Hyperemesis Gravidarum and nausea/vomiting during pregnancy or “morning sickness� outcomes with consideration for the socioeconomic influences, race, age, support system, and pregnancy history. Dependent on your answers, we may ask for your help in upcoming studies targeting a gene that may be indicated in morning sickness. The results will be used to further understand what factors influence sickness and its outcomes in an effort to provide better treatment options. Further instructions can be found on the consent form before beginning the survey but it should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. Thank you for you help and participation!
Other HER Foundation Surveys and Polls
- Coming soon!
Although hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) affects millions of women annually across the globe, the interest and funding for HG research is very small. HER has been collaborating with the world's leading researcher, Dr. Marlena Fejzo since 2001. We collaborate with experts from universities in many countries and are the leading research team with our many groundbreaking studies including finding the first causes of HG, your genes!
We appreciate your donations to take HG research to the next level. Please support the HER Foundation's research studies with Dr. Fejzo with a monthly donation! Together, we can make HG history!
Other HG Research Opportunities
Governmental Studies (US)
Pregnancy Registry (FDA/Office of Women's Health) If you are pregnant and currently taking medicine — or have been exposed to a medicine during your pregnancy — you may be able to participate and help in the collection of needed information. This web site provides a list of pregnancy registries that are seeking participants.
ClinicalTrials.gov is a service of the National Institutes of Health Developed by the National Library of Medicine. You can search for research studies in which to participate as well as investigate the findings of medical research.
