WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1997: Re: baby aspirin to prevent miscarriage

Re: baby aspirin to prevent miscarriage

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:45:20 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Mary wrote: >
>After a miscarriage, a year of trying to get pregnant with no success,
>and then another heartbreaking miscarriage, my reproductive
>endocrinologist ordered a bunch of blood tests to see why I am
>miscarrying. They're all back (except the karyotypes) and the only one
>that came back abnormal was some kind of clotting test. (I know the
>proper names, I just don't know which test it was.) So he has prescribed
>one baby aspirin every day. Nothing else.
>
>This makes me VERY nervous. How can such a little pill make any
>difference? I would think that I would need Heparin or something too.
>
>Luckily, we are not able to start trying to get pregnant again because I
>have to have a laparoscopy/hysteroscopy.
>
>I've heard of this baby aspirin therapy before, but it is just hard to
>believe it would help much.
>Any input is very welcome!

Mary Ellen, Sounds like you had an elevated lupus anticoagulant or anticardiolipin antibody or both. A baby aspirin a day reduces miscarriages by (it is felt) interfering with the clotting mechanism which may affect vascular supply (blood supply) to the placenta and the fetus. The aspirin works darn well.

Good luck in the near future!

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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