THE PREECLAMPSIA PUZZLE
Making sense of a mysterious pregnancy disorder.
by Jerome Groopman
New Yorker, July 24, 2006
... After just two months of work, Karumanchi had a promising result. “I was sifting through all of these data, and I said to myself, ‘It can’t be this obvious,’ ” he recalled. “ ‘It can’t be the predominant factor in preeclampsia, because people would have discovered it by now.’ This couldn’t be just waiting for me.” (more)
4 comments:
"My feeling is that it would be almost a crime not to try it."
Almost?
Yes, and why isn't there any mention at all - none - of the lethal effect preeclampsia has on the children?
fascinating article, fascinating research. i've been reading about haig's theory of maternal-fetal conflict as it relates to gestational diabetes and it makes so much sense to me, but many researchers dismiss it. my theory is that they're jealous they didn't realize it first.
do you know the statistics on babies affected by preeclampsia in the mother? i do understand that it was lethal to calvin, but, anecdotally, i've known a number of people with preeclampsia but none of them have lost their children - the risk was primarily to the mother - other than you and toni, which i've meant to ask you about but never gotten around to. so now i'm asking - was it actually the preeclampsia that harmed calvin? if so, how exactly (if you know)? and how common is it for preeclampsia to harm fetuses?
I wanted to get back to you on this and just haven't done it. As much as we are ceryain, it was the preeclampsia, which had been afflicting Toni for several weeks, that led to Calvin's demise. There were no genetic defects.
As for the rest, I recommend the Preeclampsia Foundation website, where you can find well over 900 documented stories of women who lost children as a result of preeclampsia.
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