Infertility, Miscarriage and Pre-eclampsia Linked

"Imflammation" seems to be the new buzzword within the healthcare community. It has been associated with many disorders including premature aging, autoimmune diseases and now with infertility. Here is an interesting article that links inflammation with infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia. Read more:

(prenatal-health.suite101.com)

From the article:

Recent Study Links Miscarriage and Infertility to Pre-Eclampsia
The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) involved 20,846 first time mothers who self-reported on miscarriage, infertility and complications of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia was determined from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. Women who had experienced either miscarriage or infertility had an increased risk of subsequent pre-eclampsia. Those with both prior miscarriage and infertility had more than double the risk of subsequent pre-eclampsia.

Pre-eclampsia Is a Symptom of Inflammation
Pre-eclampsia is a potentially dangerous increase in blood pressure and loss of protein into the urine, proteinuria. Further increase in these symptoms without prompt treatment, could result in eclampsia, seizure. Since pre-eclampsia normally develops during the third trimester, the usual treatment is induction of birth. There is increasing evidence that pre-eclampsia is brought on by increasing oxidative stress, depletion of natural anti-oxidants and depletion of omega-3 fatty acids. It appears that pre-eclampsia can be treated as an omega-3 fatty acid deficiency and inflammation.

Comparison of Normal and Pre-eclamptic Women Reveals Inflammation
In a recent Indian study, blood from normal and pre-eclamptic women was analyzed for symptoms of oxidative stress. Both maternal and umbilical cord samples were analyzed. Blood from pre-eclamptic women showed lower omega-3 fatty acids, higher omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios, higher oxidative stress and depleted natural antioxidants.