Subfertility and risk of later life maternal cardiovascular disease | Zendy

Nisha I. Parikh | Zendy; Sven Cnattingius | Zendy; Murray A. Mittleman | Zendy; Jonas F. Ludvigsson | Zendy; Erik Ingelsson | Zendy

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Subfertility and risk of later life maternal cardiovascular disease

Author(s) -

Nisha I. Parikh,

Sven Cnattingius,

Murray A. Mittleman,

Jonas F. Ludvigsson,

Erik Ingelsson

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/der400

Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , hazard ratio , gestational diabetes , small for gestational age , polycystic ovary , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , live birth , gynecology , birth weight , confidence interval , gestation , insulin resistance , endocrinology , genetics , biology

Subfertility shares common pathways with cardiovascular disease (CVD), including polycystic ovarian syndrome, obesity and thyroid disorders. Women with prior 0-1 pregnancies are at an increased risk of incident CVD when compared with women with two pregnancies. It is uncertain whether history of subfertility among women eventually giving birth is a risk factor for CVD.

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