Epilepsy has infertility

Women with epilepsy often suffer from infertility than others. These data are published in a report on the study of Indian scientists.

Researchers from India found: epilepsy   somehow associated with female infertility . Observations showed that among the 375 women epilepsy Who tried to get pregnant, 62 percent have successfully carried out their plans within two years. About forty percent of women were infertile. For comparison, researchers presented data on the study of a group of women who do not have epilepsy . In this group remained sterile only 15 percent.

The findings were published in the journal "Neurology." They argue that women are suffering from this serious disease, often have problems with fertility. Risk infertility   they - above average. Perhaps this fact is connected with the reception of specific drugs against seizures .

But scientists do not yet have reliable data, whether the fault lies with the preparations. They plan to continue research to find this matter to the end. After all, if infertility   blame drugs against seizures To solve the problem much easier. It is only necessary to give the time of taking the drugs or to replace them with others.

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