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Women who undergo infertility treatment and become pregnant have a higher risk of stroke in the year following childbirth compared to women who conceive naturally, according to a study.
Women who underwent infertility treatment had a higher risk of postpartum stroke, a new study finds.
The rate for stroke-related hospitalizations increases as soon as 30 days after delivery and is 66% higher overall, researchers found.
In the largest study of its kind, scientists found higher odds of stroke after childbirth among women who had received the treatments. Still, the number of strokes remained very low overall.
Stroke risk was elevated in the first 30 days after delivery among the women who had undergone treatments, and the odds continued to rise through the year after childbirth.