Amongst women who experience recurrent pregnancy loss, around 20% test positive for a specific antibody that targets the mother's own body. A Kobe University-led research team now found a treatment that drastically increases these women's chances of carrying to full-term without complications.
Kobe UniversitySep 26 2024 Amongst women who experience recurrent pregnancy loss, around 20% test positive for a specific antibody that targets the mother's own body. A Kobe University-led research team now found a treatment that drastically increases these women's chances of carrying to full-term without complications.
Tanimura enlisted the help of obstetricians across five hospitals in Japan and over the course of two years analyzed the blood of consenting women suffering from recurrent pregnancy loss for the antibodies. If any of these women got pregnant during this time frame, their doctors would offer treatment options also containing those drugs that are effective against the chemically similar condition, specifically, low-dose aspirin or a drug called "heparin.
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