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Re: Stress and PregnancyFrom: Laurie Lovely (llovely@med.unc.edu)Mon Mar 31 08:48:50 1997
At Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Kelly Shanahan wrote: Kelly, I will chip in to buy that winning lottery ticket for you! We get this question all the time from our infertility patients. There is actually a body of literature addressing the IVF population. The studies use different methods to measure "stress," from questionnaires to cortisol, melatonin, etc. While some studies have shown a decreased pregnancy rate or increased miscarriage rate, others have shown no difference. We are actually conducting a study on that topic here, and our preliminary data shows that those who report the most stress have HIGHER pregnancy rates. So this will either confuse you or reassure you... I remember seeing studies of pregnant residents and nurses that showed higher rates of preterm labor, lower birthweight; but follow-up studies failed to substantiate those findings.
-- Laurie Lovely, MD RE fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill
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