New research shows women who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth, have an increased risk of stroke – when blood can't get to the brain, because of a blocked or burst artery. That risk increases with each miscarriage or stillbirth.
– when blood can't get to the brain, because of a blocked or burst artery. That risk increases with each miscarriage or stillbirth.Trying to establish this link is difficult because it requires following a large number of women over a long period of time and having reliable data on women's experiences.today , is the first to conclusively show the link between pregnancy loss and stroke.
It's possible infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth could increase stroke risk because of other health issues. These could include endocrine disorders , inflammation, problems with endothelial cells that assist in blood flow, psychological disorders, unhealthy behaviors , or obesity.is based on pooled data from 618,851 women who took part in eight separate studies in Australia, China, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Among the women who had ever been pregnant, women who had reported a miscarriage had an 11 percent higher risk of a non-fatal stroke and 17 percent higher risk of a fatal stroke compared with women who have not had a miscarriage.
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