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Allergy Medicine
Pregnancy and maternal atopy may be associated, but it's unclear how
April 21st, 2005
A study from Italy suggests that pregnancy influences maternal atopy or perhaps vice versa. "The consistent association seen between family size and childhood allergy has led to the 'hygiene hypothesis', namely that a lower frequency of infections in early childhood is associated with an increased risk of asthma and hay fever. Maternal atopy, however, is a strong predictor of childhood asthma and hay fever. "If maternal atopy is inversely related to the number of siblings then the role of siblings in the development of childhood atopy, the basic tenet of the 'hygiene hypothesis', is challenged," wrote F. Forastiere and colleagues, ASL RME,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-21)
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