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Miscarriage is a risk factor for initial or recurrent episodes of obsessive-compulsive disorder, said Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D., of Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, and her associates. The [...]

ATLANTA -- Information is emerging about the effect of infliximab in pregnancy, and the initial results indicate no higher risk of miscarriage or birth defects, Dr. Jeffry A. Katz said [...]

Nielsen GL, Sorensen HT, Larsen H, Pedersen L. Risk of adverse birth outcome and miscarriage in pregnant users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based observational study and case-control study. BMJ [...]

The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy raised the risk of miscarriage but not other adverse outcomes in an observational study by researchers in Denmark. Using data on all [...]

Daily intake of at least 500 mg of caffeine--equivalent to about three 8-ounce cups of coffee--can almost double a nonsmoker's risk of miscarriage in the first trimester, said Dr. Sven [...]

2001 FEB 22 - (NewsRx.com) -- Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) during pregnancy does not seem to increase the risk of adverse birth outcome (congenital abnormality, low birth weight, or [...]

Missing abortion stratification adds to confusion EDITOR--The objective of Nybo Andersen et al's study of fetal loss was to measure the age related risk of fetal loss 'taking into account [...]

Abstract Objective To estimate the risk of adverse birth outcome in women who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy. Design and setting Population based cohort study and a case-control study, […]

2000 DEC 21 - (NewsRx.com) -- Pregnant women with hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) have a four-times greater risk for miscarriage during the second trimester, according to a study published in the [...]

The recent literature on screening and treating pregnant patients for bacterial vaginosis (BV) contains some contradictory findings. While the association between BV and adverse pregnancy outcomes is well established, it [...]

Women who take 1 year or more to conceive are more likely to spontaneously abort, according to a study of 1,572 women in New York and Vermont who reported pregnancies [...]

Infertile women who conceive after fertility treatment have a similar risk of spontaneous abortion as do those who conceive without therapy and those with normal fertility, according to Dr. Kevin [...]

Decreased anandamide hydrolase concentrations in lymphocytes at under 8 weeks of pregnancy appear to be an early marker of spontaneous abortion [Lancet. 2000;355:1326-1329]. Researchers from Italy first studied 50 pregnant [...]

Abstract Objective To estimate the association between maternal age and fetal death (spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth), taking into account a woman's reproductive history. Design Prospective register linkage study. Subjects [...]

The use of caffeine in pregnancy has been widely studied. What appears clear from retrospective studies is that caffeine consumption at any level during pregnancy is not associated with an [...]

The use of caffeine in pregnancy has been widely studied. What appears clear from retrospective studies is that caffeine consumption at any level during pregnancy is not associated with an [...]

MIAMI BEACH -- Women pregnant with multiple gestations who are considering selective reduction should be warned that if they experienced bleeding early in the first trimester, they maybe at high [...]

* Klebanoff MA, Levine RJ, DerSimonian R, Clemens JD, Wilkins DC. Maternal serum paraxanthine, a caffeine metabolite, and the risk of spontaneous abortion. N Eng J Med 1999; 341:1639-44. CLINICAL [...]

ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONSUMPTION OF CAFFEINE during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, Klebanoff and associates performed a nested case-control study, measuring serum paraxanthine, a [...]

Moderate consumption of caffeine is Unikely to raise the risk of spontaneous aborion, but an extremely high intake might do o, a recent study suggests. Serum levels of the caffeine [...]

Drinking more than five cups of coffee a day during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion, according to a large retrospective study. The results showed, however, [...]

Women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss do not have a significantly greater prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis than do women with no history of spontaneous abortion, Finnish [...]

Early pregnancy loss increases if the conceptus takes longer than 8 or 9 days after ovulation to implant, according to a study of 221 women trying to conceive [N Engl [...]

Cigarette smoking and cocaine use are independently associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows [1999;340:333-339]. The authors studied [...]

Women who had conization for cervical carcinoma in situ (CIS) are more likely to deliver preterm infants and have a cesarean section in subsequent pregnancies than women without CIS, according [...]

Obese women are no more likely to have a miscarriage in their first trimester after in vitro fertilization than other women, according to a study of 494 women. The miscarriage rate was approximately 21% overall, and did not change with body weight. Although obesity can cause serious complications in pregnant women, these complications usually occur in the third trimester.