Prevention of pre-eclampsia after infertility treatment: Preconceptional minimalisation of risk factors. Issue 1 (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hürter, Hanna; Vontelin van Breda, Shane; Vokalova, Lenka; Brandl, Marlene; Baumann, Marc; Hösli, Irene; Huhn, Evelin Annegret; De Geyter, Christian; Rossi, Simona W.; Lapaire, Olav
• Is Part Of: Best practice & research. Volume 33:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 127
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: pre-eclampsia -- infertility -- obesity -- blood pressure -- pregnancy -- preconception; Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Metabolism -- Disorders -- Periodicals; Endocrinology -- Periodicals; Metabolism -- Periodicals; 616.4
• DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2019.05.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1521-690X

Abstract

Abstract : Although an increased risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnancies conceived after infertility treatment has been reported, it remains unknown whether preconceptional minimalisation of known risk factors would help in preventing pre-eclamsia. Obesity and preconceptional blood pressure are discussed as major risks for the development of pre-eclampsia and low doses of aspirins, folic acid, statins and metformin are discussed as potential preventive treatments to decrease the risk of pre-eclampsia. In the present review we discuss whether present-day reproductive medicine could progress towards complication-free pregnancy.