Increased blood flow

Researchers at the National Institute of Health in the US think this might be due to an increase of blood flow to the womb when taking aspirin.

No change in rate of miscarriages

While aspirin might improve your chances of falling pregnant, scientists saw no change in the rate of miscarriages during the study, leading them to warn that aspirin does little to stop a miscarriage from taking place.

Doctors have been known to prescribe low doses of aspirin to women who have experienced a miscarriage and want to try again for another baby, but no research has been conducted to establish whether the ubiquitous drug truly has any influence.

In a study of over 1000 women who had experienced pregnancy loss, researchers divided the sample into two groups  – one which would receive a daily dose of aspirin and the other which would receive a placebo over a period of six months while they tried to conceive.

These were women who had lost a baby before they were four-and-a-half months pregnant in the past year.

A higher rate of conception

No difference between the pregnancy loss rates of those who had the placebo and those who had received the daily aspirin, however, a higher rate of conception was noted between those who took the aspirin (78 percent) versus the placebo (66 percent).

Of the placebo group 66 percent became pregnant and 53 percent of those women had a live birth.

The scientists hope to further their research by studying the possibility of aspirin helping the other sub-groups in the study to conceive.

The findings can be found in The Lancet.

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Essential diet tips

As fertility experts shared their research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Boston this week, Loyola University dietitian Brooke Schantz offered essential diet tips to increase your chances of having a baby.

“Establishing a healthy eating pattern and weight is a good first step for women who are looking to conceive,” she said. “Not only will a healthy diet and lifestyle potentially help with fertility, but it also may influence fetal well-being and reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy.”

Fertility affected by weight

Thirty percent of infertility is due to being either overweight or underweight, according to the National Infertility Association in the US. Reducing extra weight by even five percent can enhance fertility, experts say.

Follow these six food tips

For women looking to conceive, Schantz recommends the following:

1. Reduce intake of foods with trans and saturated fats while increasing intake of monounsaturated fats, such as avocados and olive oil
2. Lower intake of animal protein and add more vegetable protein to your diet
3. Add more fiber to your diet by consuming whole grains, vegetables, and fruit
4. Incorporate more vegetarian sources of iron such as legumes, tofu, nuts, seeds, and whole grains
5. Consume high-fat dairy instead of low-fat dairy. A Harvard University study showed that women who ate more than two portions a day of low-fat dairy foods were 85 percent more likely to be infertile due to ovulatory disorders than those who only ate it less than once a week.
6. Take a regular women’s multivitamin

Men also have a responsibility

But men aren’t left out of the equation. “Men who are looking to have a baby also have a responsibility to maintain a healthy body weight and consume a balanced diet, because male obesity may affect fertility by altering testosterone and other hormone levels,” Schantz said.

Approximately 40 percent of infertility issues are attributed to men, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

(AFP Relaxnews)

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