• J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · May 2017

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    Preconception Low-Dose Aspirin Restores Diminished Pregnancy and Live Birth Rates in Women With Low-Grade Inflammation: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.

    • Lindsey A Sjaarda, Rose G Radin, Robert M Silver, Emily Mitchell, Sunni L Mumford, Brian Wilcox, Noya Galai, Neil J Perkins, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Joseph B Stanford, and Enrique F Schisterman.
    • Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
    • J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2017 May 1; 102 (5): 1495-1504.

    ContextInflammation is linked to causes of infertility. Low-dose aspirin (LDA) may improve reproductive success in women with chronic, low-grade inflammation.ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of preconception-initiated LDA on pregnancy rate, pregnancy loss, live birth rate, and inflammation during pregnancy.DesignStratified secondary analysis of a multicenter, block-randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.SettingFour US academic medical centers, 2007 to 2012.ParticipantsHealthy women aged 18 to 40 years (N = 1228) with one to two prior pregnancy losses actively attempting to conceive.InterventionPreconception-initiated, daily LDA (81 mg) or matching placebo taken up to six menstrual cycles attempting pregnancy and through 36 weeks' gestation in women who conceived.Main Outcome MeasuresConfirmed pregnancy, live birth, and pregnancy loss were compared between LDA and placebo, stratified by tertile of preconception, preintervention serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (low, <0.70 mg/L; middle, 0.70 to <1.95 mg/L; high, ≥1.95 mg/L).ResultsLive birth occurred in 55% of women overall. The lowest pregnancy and live birth rates occurred among the highest hsCRP tertile receiving placebo (44% live birth). LDA increased live birth among high-hsCRP women to 59% (relative risk, 1.35; 95% confidence interval, 1.08 to 1.67), similar to rates in the lower and mid-CRP tertiles. LDA did not affect clinical pregnancy or live birth in the low (live birth: 59% LDA, 54% placebo) or midlevel hsCRP tertiles (live birth: 59% LDA, 59% placebo).ConclusionsIn women attempting conception with elevated hsCRP and prior pregnancy loss, LDA may increase clinical pregnancy and live birth rates compared with women without inflammation and reduce hsCRP elevation during pregnancy.Copyright © 2017 by the Endocrine Society

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