WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: Malaria as a child/ Miscarriage as an adult link

Re: Malaria as a child/ Miscarriage as an adult link

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:11:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Ali wrote: >
>When I was 10 I contracted malaria. Part of the symptoms was I had a
>very high fever of 106. 15 years later I had 4 miscarriages within 18
>months. I had all medical tests done as is usual including blood tests
>of my husband following the 3rd miscarriage which all came back as
>normal. I gave up trying after 4. I did research at the time and found
>an obscure book that suggested that successive miscarriages may result
>when women had malaria as a pre-pubescent. The theory was that the high
>fever 'overcooked' the eggs in the ovaries. Thereafter the eggs were
>damaged could never be fertilised properly. I now want to try to start
>a family again. I am now 38. I would like to know if anyone else has
>heard of this theory. My doctor and specialist have never heard of it
>and I cannot find anything on the internet.

Never heard of it. It sounds just like what you called it: A theory!!!!!!!!!! I am unaware of any data anywhere to support a theory of this nature. If it were true, then it would also occur in anybody else who had a fever that high.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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