Aurora magazine

A miscarriage can have many causes. One of these may be a general inflammation, often imperceptible. That's because one of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute study argues that the fight aspirin many miscarriages. A quarter of a daily aspirin help to conceive and carry the pregnancy to term, at least in case of inflammation.

A general inflammatory state may be ascribed to several causes reproductive dysfunction. These include pelvic inflammatory disease, polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis. All conditions that make it difficult to conceive and more likely to run into miscarriages. The Maryland researchers have therefore studied the effects dell'antinfiammatorio par excellence on abortion rates.

The study involved 1,228 women between 18 and 40 years, all with at least one miscarriage behind. The doctors measured their levels of protein C in the blood, the protein index of inflammation in course. Depending on the results, they divided among subjects with low levels of protein C, medium and high.

The researchers administered to half of women 81 mg of aspirin daily, from preconception and for 6 cycles. In case of conception, they have continued with the treatment for 36 weeks of gestation. The other served as the control group and were given a placebo.

Among women in the control group with high levels of protein C, only 44% have conceived and given birth. Among those with the same levels who received aspirin, however, the percentage is 59%. Women with low levels of protein C and intermediates have not received any benefit from taking the drug or not.

The study shows that the protein C test might make the difference for many women with problems conceiving. It could thus become one of the many routine prenatal screening test.

Source: quotidianosanita.it

A study led by Professor Carlo Foresta and Dr. Andrea Garolla revealed that the Papilloma Virus causes male infertility. Researchers have identified the virus in the semen of patients with infertility problems. According to the study, the Papilloma binds to sperm, making fertilization more difficult. The problem persists even in the case of in vitro fertilization. For this reason, scholars argue the importance of the vaccine against the papilloma virus also for males.

The Paduan researchers evaluated 115 couples with infertility problems. In all these cases, there were no obvious problems to hinder conception, but the man showed signs of papilloma virus in semen. Of the 115 couples, 54 have tried to conceive naturally for 12 months. 14.8% of them got pregnant successfully. In all these cases the partner had cleared the infection spontaneously. In 37.5% of cases, however, conception has ended in miscarriage.

In 61 pairs partner was subjected to vaccination for the Human Papilloma before pregnancy research. In this way the infected partner has cleared the virus before you even start with the new attempts at conception. Among these couples 37.7% it conceived within a year, with 4.3% of spontaneous abortions. Almost all pregnancies are therefore arrive at the end, as opposed to unvaccinated pairs. The key seems to be the presence or absence of the virus, which would hinder both the conception both embryo development.

The authors of the study suggest that the antibody response induced by the vaccine accelerates the elimination of infection. At 6 months after vaccination, 92% of men with Papilloma Virus infection were negative with the new test. Among untreated patients, only 30% after 6 months had cleared the infection. The use of the vaccine is therefore essential both in the case of natural conception, both couples using in vitro fertilization. For safety, it would also be a good idea to perform a variety of prenatal screening test, to ensure the health of the fetus.

Source: pharmastar.it

A study by the University of Arrhus belies the correlation between anti-epileptic drugs in pregnancy and fetal abnormalities. According to Danish researchers, the average level of health of children exposed to drugs in utero is identical to those of all the others. An observation that goes against previous studies, according to which the drugs against epilepsy would cause congenital malformations in the fetus.

It was a common belief that the anti-epileptic drugs, if taken during pregnancy, intaccassero brain development in fetuses. There is still lack of clarity about the actual health conditions of those who were exposed in the womb to drugs. This study, however, delves into some issues and reassures women that need to continue taking the drugs even when pregnant. Danish researchers have indeed found no correlation between treatments for epilepsy and children's health.

The researchers analyzed the data of 963,010 children born between 1997 and 2012. In 4478 pregnancies mothers had continued to take anti-epileptic drugs also pregnant. Scholars have verified how many pediatric visits was requested over the years. The analyzes did not reveal any substantial difference between the two groups, which suggests that the children's state of health is not been touched by the mother's drug treatment.

The study looked for any differences explicable to the nature of maternal disease. In fact, the treatments were explicable both cases of epilepsy, both bipolar disorder and migraine. The study showed that there was no difference between how many were suffering from epilepsy and how many had other disorders. A discovery that will be a great relief for many expectant mothers. In any case, if in doubt it is always a good idea to seek advice from your doctor and resort to any appropriate prenatal screening tests, such as fetal DNA test.

Source: news-medical.net

A Spanish woman of 64 years has given birth to twins. The children, born Recoletas Hospital by Caesarean section, are perfectly healthy. This is the second pregnancy of the woman in the space of six years and also the first had been successful. According to doctors is exceptional, but both pregnancies have raised controversy because of the age of the woman.

The new mother has undergone in vitro fertilization in the United States for both pregnancies. Despite his age and the difficulty of completing a twin pregnancy, the operation was successful and the woman is presented to the Hospital Recoletas already 4 months pregnant. The structure has therefore put at its disposal a team of two gynecologists, two pediatricians, two midwives and some nurses. The professionals have followed for the duration of pregnancy until delivery, as they had done for the first daughter. The twins are so born without any health problems.

Spanish law does not set a maximum age until which resort to artificial insemination. Despite this, many doctors expressed concern about the possibility of access to the file after 50 years. With increasing age, in fact, increase the risk to the health of mother and child. Data that make it essential for appropriate prenatal screening test, so as to ascertain the condition of the fetus.

The Spanish case was exceptional, but the record belongs to an Indian woman. Daljinder Kaur and her husband Mohinder Singh Gill have become parents for the first time at the age of 70 to 79 years, after nearly 50 years of marriage. The woman was subjected to assisted reproduction and at all levels of prenatal screening tests necessary to ensure the health of the child.

Source: cbsnews.com