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

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    Low-Dose Aspirin and Sporadic Anovulation in the EAGeR Randomized Trial.

    • Rose G Radin, Lindsey A Sjaarda, Neil J Perkins, Robert M Silver, Zhen Chen, Laurie L Lesher, Noya Galai, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Sunni L Mumford, and Enrique F Schisterman.
    • Epidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20... more 817. less
    • J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2017 Jan 1; 102 (1): 86-92.

    ContextAmong women with a single, recent pregnancy loss, daily preconception low-dose aspirin (LDA) increased the live birth rate with no effect on pregnancy loss. Ovulation is a potential mechanism underlying this effect.ObjectiveWe estimated the effect of LDA on the per-cycle risk of anovulation among eumenorrheic women.DesignMulticenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of daily LDA on reproductive outcomes. Preconception follow-up lasted 1 to 6 menstrual cycles (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00467363).SettingFour US medical centers during 2007 to 2011.Patients Or Other ParticipantsHealthy women (n = 1214), age 18 to 40, were attempting pregnancy, had regular menstrual cycles (21 to 42 days), and had a history of 1 to 2 documented pregnancy losses, ≤2 live births, and no infertility. All participants completed at least 1 menstrual cycle of follow-up; none withdrew due to adverse events.InterventionAspirin (81 mg) daily for 1 to 6 menstrual cycles.Main Outcome MeasurePer-cycle risk of anovulation, defined as the absence of both a positive spot-urine pregnancy test and a luteinizing hormone (LH) peak (2.5-fold increase in daily urinary LH). Hypothesis formulation preceded data collection.ResultsAmong 4340 cycles, LDA was not associated with anovulation (LDA: 13.4%, placebo: 11.1%; risk ratio = 1.16, 95% confidence interval, 0.88 to 1.52). Results were similar among women with a single, recent loss.ConclusionsDaily LDA had no effect on anovulation among women with a history of 1 to 2 pregnancy losses. LDA may affect fertility via other pathways, and these warrant further study.Copyright © 2017 by the Endocrine Society

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