Repeated abortions are those gestational losses that occur on a recurring basis, which can happen for various reasons. For years, research has been conducted to try to understand why they happen and how to prevent them.
Now, a recent study could help to be the key to reducing them, since it was found that administering progesterone during pregnancy improved the chances of carrying a pregnancy to term in women who have had repeat abortions.
The study, conducted in the United Kingdom and published in The New England Journal of Medicine, it wasn't really focused on women who had had repeat abortions, but sought to analyze the effects of administering progesterone in women who presented bleeding during the first trimester of their pregnancy.
In Babies and more Repeat abortions: what they are and why they occur, causes and treatmentsIn it, it was found that compared to the administration of a placebo, there was not much difference. However, the investigation resulted in another unexpected discovery: the effects of progesterone on women who had had previous repeat abortions.
After concluding the study, it was found that in the case of women who had experienced one or two spontaneous abortions previously, the number of successful deliveries increased by 4%. In the case of those who had had three or more repeat abortions, increased by up to 15%.
According to the researchers, although the percentage does not seem so large, This could be great news for those who have had the difficult experience of having recurrent abortions., because they could benefit from using a treatment in which progesterone is administered.
Of course, you need to continue investigating about it, but these results could help to continue looking for treatments to prevent and prevent thousands of women from continuing to experience repeat abortions.
