Asthma may affect baby-making

Published Aug 29, 2014

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London - Women with asthma find it more difficult to get pregnant, according to a Danish study that analysed data from 15 250 women.

Overall, it took women with asthma 21.6 percent longer to conceive compared with those without asthma, with 27 percent of the asthmatics taking more than a year to get pregnant.

The delay was more pronounced in women whose asthma was poorly controlled.

“Our assumption is that asthma in the lower airways can simultaneously cause inflammation in the womb which, if not treated correctly, can inhibit normal implantation of the fertilised eggs,” say the researchers from Bispebjerg University Hospital.

Asthma causes the airways in the lungs to become inflamed and over-sensitive, so they narrow when in contact with a trigger, causing breathlessness, wheezing and a tight chest. - Daily Mail

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