Thorp J M, Watson W J, Katz V L
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7570.
J Reprod Med. 1991 Oct;36(10):761-2.
It has been postulated that the position of the corpus luteum affects nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Supposedly a corpus luteum arising from the right ovary results in a high concentration of sex steroids in the hepatic portal system, causing nausea and vomiting. A woman with severe hyperemesis underwent excision of a right-sided corpus luteum at 12 weeks. Removal of the corpus luteum failed to modify the course of the disease.
