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Re: Aspirin - Immune System Suppressant?

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:26:27 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Midge wrote: >
>I'm just trying to clarify something that I've asked about before but
>have gotten conflicting answers:
>
>I have a low positive ANA 1:80. However, I came up with negative
>results with anticardiolipin and lupus anticoagulant. My dr. says he
>could find no correlation between this positive result and my two
>miscarriages I had in 5 months. I asked him about taking a low dosage
>of aspirin (81 mg.) and he said it would not be necessary. However,
>someone else (with this same problem) told me that she was put on
>aspirin as it works as an immune system suppressant.
>
>I am confused! I don't want to take a chance of having another
>miscarriage if an aspirin a day would prevent my body from rejecting the
>fetus. What are your thoughts? Is aspirin at all dangerous as a
>precaution even if it's not necessary?
>
>Thanks for your help in advance :-)
>
>--
>Midge
>

(+)ANA, in and by itself has not been associated with pregnancy loss. Low dose aspirin has minimal to no side effects, especially if relegated to the first trimester (which is what you're tallking about). The scientific evidence, as it stands now, is "It probably can't hurt and it probably won't help". How's that for absolute scietific data. :-)

Good luck. Anecdotally, I've seen people try it with success. Was it the Aspirin or just the right combo of other things. Who knows? Evidence based medicine says it doesn't work.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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