Contrary to previous thinking, such concerns are unfounded. An interaction with anticlotting medication (anticoagulants, such as warfarin, Low Molecular Heparin and Heparin) is theoretically possible, but recent research has found no significant risk, even at high doses. People taking anticlotting drugs should be monitored as usual by their doctors. Similarly, you needn’t worry about interactions with aspirin, which also has ...
Are pregnancies in patients with infertility history different than pregnancies conceived naturally?
There are many reasons why a couple is infertile. Although we tend to categorize infertility according to various causes (male factor, tubal factor, uterine anomalies, ovulatory dysfunction etc.), the truth is that most couples cannot be classified into any unique category. Instead, most couples suffer from multiple factors that are responsible for their fertility problems. Over the years, we have ...
Are IVF pregnancies dangerous for the baby?
IVF pregnancies are more 35% more likely to be born prematurely, 30% more likely to be born growth retarded and 4-times more likely to die in the first year of life. There is nothing wrong with IVF that causes these problems. It is the same underlying reason that causes the infertility to begin with, which is responsible for the placental ...
Are pregnancies in patients with infertility history different than pregnancies conceived naturally?
There are many reasons why a couple is infertile. Although we tend to categorize infertility according to various causes (male factor, tubal factor, uterine anomalies, ovulatory dysfunction etc.), the truth is that most couples cannot be classified into any unique category. Instead, most couples suffer from multiple factors that are responsible for their fertility problems. Over the years, we have ...
I have thrombophilia and am currently treating it with Lovenox and Aspirin. I am also experiencing bleeding in the first trimester and am afraid that the combination may be dangerous to my pregnancy. Should I be concerned?
The answer is no. Most patients go on to have a normal pregnancy as long as they continue their treatment with Lovenox and Aspirin. As upsetting as bleeding is, it is usually just a nuisance whose effects are not detrimental to the either the mother or the babyÕs health. Regardless, 90% of the fetuses we loose in the first trimester ...
Is thrombophilia dangerous to my general health and that of my baby?
About 60% of our blood is water, meaning that it must remain in a liquid state at all times for as long as our vascular system is intact and to clot only at times of injury in order to protect us from excess bleeding. In patients with thrombophilia the blood inside an intact vessel forms a clot (thrombus), which blocks ...
Can my baby suffer a stroke in the womb if I have thrombophilia?
It depends on the type of thrombophilia. Most thrombophilias affect the unborn indirectly by damaging the placenta and reducing the amount of oxygen and nutrients that it transfers to the baby. However, one of the genetic thrombophilias known as Factor V Leiden gene mutation has been associated with fetal and neonatal strokes. This happens only if the baby has inherited ...
Can I transmit thrombophilia to my baby?
The answer is both yes and no. When the mother has genetic thrombophilia, the baby's risk of obtaining some form of the condition can be either 50% or 100%, depending on whether the mother has both of the abnormal genes or only one. What is more important and least understood by most obstetricians is the fact that the mother may ...
What are the thrombophilia related pregnancy complications, which may affect the fetus?
Once again, because the placenta functions as a filter between mother and child, it depends on the free flow of blood from both parties to work efficiently. Because thrombophilia accelerates the bodyÕs tendency to form blood clots, the result could lead to a less permeable placenta, which would then be less able to facilitate the absorption of the neighboring blood ...
What are anti-phospholipid antibodies?
Anti-phospholipid antibodies are molecules abnormally produced by our immune system, for reasons that are still unclear to us. What is important to note however, is that the release of such antibodies can often cause clotting disorders such as thrombophilia.
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