Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/lVuiANbnAXM   Low dose aspirin increases the chances of a live birth by up to 15% for women who had up to 2 previous miscarriages.  This the conclusion of a study from Emory and the NIH.   A group of 1228 women 18-40 years were randomized to receive 81 mg of aspirin and folic acid or folic acid alone daily for up to 6 cycles while attempting conception and continuing the regimen through 36 weeks of a successful gestation.  Those who adhered to the regimen a minimum of 4 days per week enjoyed 15 more live births per 100 women and suffered 6 fewer pregnancy losses per 100 women.     Recurrent pregnancy losses are heartbreaking but preventable.   https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M20-0469 https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/diphr/officebranch/eb/effects-aspirin   #pregnancy #miscarriage #aspirin