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Aspirin improves chance of live birth after recent early pregnancy loss


 

AT THE PREGNANCY MEETING 2013

In stratified analyses, there was a significant benefit of low-dose aspirin in the subset meeting the restricted pregnancy loss criteria (62.4% vs. 53.2%, P = .04) but not in the subset meeting the general pregnancy loss criteria (53.9% vs. 52.2%).

When the investigators more closely assessed the reason for benefit in the women meeting restricted criteria, they found a higher rate of achieving a positive pregnancy test with low-dose aspirin (70.5% vs. 61.7%, P = .03). Rates of progression thereafter to confirmed pregnancy by ultrasound at 6 weeks and ultimately to live birth were similar for the two treatment groups.

Dr. Schisterman disclosed no relevant conflicts of interest.

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