A study published today in the European Respiratory Journal, suggests that asthma may have a negative effect on fertility. Lead author, Dr Elisabeth Juul Gade, said: Our results shed light on the complex interactions between fertility and asthma. Although we observed women with asthma experiencing longer waiting times to pregnancy, our findings suggest that if women take their medication and control their asthma, they can reduce this delay. As the negative effect of asthma on fertility is reduced by treatment, we can assume that the systemic inflammation characterised by asthma may account for the effect on delaying fertility. Despite the delay, our overall results suggest that women with asthma had the same number of children, which is due to the fact that they tend to conceive at an earlier age compared to those without, getting a head start on their reproductive life.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:27:36 +0000