Stretch Marks Risk
Factors
Sex and race
may increase the risk for stretch marks. Women are more diagnosed with the condition than men are. In addition,
it is found a higher stretch marks cases in white women than in Asian and Black women. In general, you are at
higher risk to have stretch marks if you are:
- being
female
- being
pregnant
- rapidly
gaining or losing weight
- using
corticosteroid medication
- being
overweight or obese
- Carrying
larger babies – this causes your abdomen to stretch more.
Stretch marks
Causes
Stretch marks Symptoms
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