Study leader Jan Brosens said in a press statement, “I can envisage that in the future, we might treat the womb lining by flushing it with drugs that block SGK1 before women undergo IVF (in-vitro fertilization).”
The connection seems to be related to the levels of SGK1; if too high, a woman is unable to conceive, and if too low, the risk of recurrent miscarriage seems to be quite high.
The researchers hope that this discovery might lead to the treatment of infertility, long before a women wants to get pregnant. This could potentially improve the chances of motherhood for millions of women.
"In the future, we might take biopsies of the womb lining to identify abnormalities that might give them a higher risk of pregnancy complications, so that we can start treating them before they get pregnant,” explained study researcher Madhuri Salker.
To learn more, read the full article: Faulty 'Fertility Switch' Predicts the Future of Infertility Treatments
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