Thursday, December 1, 2011

Having children may reduce the risk of heart disease

Having children may reduce the risk of heart disease
A new study shows that women who give birth to more than 4 children are less likely to experience heart disease at older ages.

 
The results of previous studies dealing with the subject are conflicting and inconclusive, some suggested that pregnancy and birth may increase the risk for heart attacks and strokes, others proved otherwise.


The new study began in the mid-eighties of the last century, which included more than 1300 women, aged over fifty years, and in most of them belonging to the middle class of society, in the region of Southern California in the United States of America.


Asked in the study give Mwalimomat sufficient Altark reproductive them, in terms of the number of pregnancies that lasted for more than 3 months and the number of children present, and other information about Astamahin contraceptives containing estrogen and the symptoms and time of interruption of their periods, have been identified factors that increase the risk of heart disease in each post separately, and the average number of children in the study when the two children.


The study lasted for two decades, during which he died almost half posts for reasons related to heart disease or strokes, but the incidence of these diseases were lower in women who have given birth to 4 children or more compared with women who had no children at all.


Scientists did not reach at the moment how to protect the process of pregnancy and the birth of heart disease or strokes, but believed that the body is exposed to the hormone estrogen, which is secreted during pregnancy helps protect the heart.
On the other hand, commented other scientists on the results of the study that they were not accurate in that it included a specific category of society is a class of the middle class in California, which has usually healthier and exercise, when women are healthy habits better, such as maintaining a healthy weight and stay away smoking and exercise and other habits that help to strengthen and protect the heart and arteries, more than lower class of society, or women in the cities or even other countries, which means the inability to present the results.

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