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Does PCOS affect Pregnancy ?? Women with PCOS are at higher risk for certain problems or complications during pregnancy. The main question is how does PCOS affect pregnancy? In addition, infants born to mothers with PCOS are at higher risk of spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit or dying before, during, or right after birth. Complications of pregnancy associated with PCOS, such as preeclampsia, could be a reason for these risks. Also, conditions common to PCOS like metabolic syndrome and increased androgens may increase the risks affecting infants. Now, how actual PCOS affect Pregnancy?

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In addition, infants born to mothers with PCOS are at higher risk of spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit or dying before, during, or right after birth. Complications of pregnancy associated with PCOS, such as preeclampsia, could be a reason for these risks. Also, conditions common to PCOS like metabolic syndrome and increased androgens may increase the risks affecting infants.Now,how actual PCOS affect Pregnancy? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Does PCOS affect Pregnancy ??

Women with PCOS are at higher risk for certain problems or complications duringpregnancy. The main question is how does PCOS affect pregnancy?

In addition, infants born to mothers with PCOS are at higher risk of spending time in theneonatal intensive care unit or dying before, during, or right after birth. Complications ofpregnancy associated with PCOS, such as preeclampsia, could be a reason for these risks.Also, conditions common to PCOS like metabolic syndrome and increased androgens mayincrease the risks affecting infants. Now, how actual PCOS affect Pregnancy?

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Pregnancy complications related to PCOS include:

• Miscarriage or early loss of pregnancy -

Women with PCOS are three times as likely to miscarry in the earlymonths of pregnancy as are women without PCOS. Some researchshows that metformin may reduce the risk of miscarriage in pregnantwomen with PCOS. However, other studies have not confirmed thatmetformin reduces miscarriage risk, so more research needs to bedone.

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Gestational diabetes -• This is a type of diabetes that only pregnant women get. It is treatable

and, if controlled, does not cause significant problems for the mother orfetus. In most cases, the condition goes away after the baby is born.Babies whose mothers have gestational diabetes can be very large(resulting in the need for cesarean, or C-section [surgical], delivery), havelow blood sugar, and have trouble breathing. Women with gestationaldiabetes, as well as their children, are at higher risk for type 2diabetes later in life.

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• Preeclampsia -

Preeclampsia, a sudden increase in blood pressure after the 20th weekof pregnancy, can affect the mother’s kidneys, liver, and brain. Ifleft untreated, preeclampsia can turn into eclampsia. Eclampsia cancause organ damage, seizures, and even death. Currently, the primarytreatment for the condition is to deliver the baby, even preterm ifnecessary. Pregnant women with preeclampsia may require a C-sectiondelivery, which can carry additional risks for both mother and baby.

• Pregnancy-induced high blood pressure -

This condition is due to an increase in blood pressure that may occur inthe second half of pregnancy. If not treated, it can lead topreeclampsia. This type of high blood pressure can also affect deliveryof the baby.

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• Preterm birth -

Infants are considered “preterm” if they are delivered before 37 weeks ofpregnancy. Preterm infants are at risk for many health problems, both rightafter birth and later in life, and some of these problems can be serious.

• Cesarean or C-section delivery -

Pregnant women with PCOS are more likely to have C-sections because of thepregnancy complications associated with PCOS, such as pregnancy-inducedhigh blood pressure. Because C-section delivery is a surgical procedure,recovery can take longer than recovery from vaginal birth and can carry risksfor both the mother and infant.

• Researchers are studying whether treatment with insulin-sensitizing drugs such as metformin can prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy problems in women with PCOS.

• If you have PCOS and get pregnant, work with your health care provider to promote a healthy pregnancy and delivery.