Asthma treatment impacts time to pregnancy: evidence from the international SCOPE study

Asthma is a common chronic disease affecting the lives of reproductive age women and is associated with 8–13% of pregnancies [1]. While maternal asthma has been consistently associated with significant perinatal morbidities and mortality [2, 3], impacts on fertility are conflicting. In light of limited and conflicting evidence, the aim of this study was to examine the impact of asthma and asthma medication use on fecundability and time to pregnancy.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - February 14, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Grzeskowiak, L. E., Smithers, L. G., Grieger, J. A., Bianco-Miotto, T., Leemaqz, S. Y., Clifton, V. L., Poston, L., McCowan, L. M., Kenny, L. C., Myers, J., Walker, J. J., Norman, R. J., Dekker, G. A., Roberts, C. T. Tags: Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research