Prednisolone May Reduce Miscarriage Risk
British scientists
have found that the steroid prednisolone can reduce the risk of miscarriage.
The study by
the University of Liverpool says prednisolone reduces the numbers of a
type of cell known to play a role before and during early pregnancy. The
findings may help treat a condition for which no satisfactory treatment
currently exists.
The study's
lead author Siobhan Quenby told the conference of the European Society
of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Copenhagen, "A randomized controlled
trial of prednisolone for the prevention of miscarriage is urgently needed
and I am in the process of setting one up."
But Quenby warned
her research is still at an early stage and that she did not want women
to be given false hopes.
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