Study offers miscarriage hope
(sz) A SYDNEY woman who endured 19 miscarriages over 11 years this month gave birth to a baby girl after a revolutionary new treatment developed by Australian scientists.
Fertility specialist Dr Gavin Sacks was using Lisa Body, 39, as a case study to research the role of “natural killer cells” in recurrent miscarriages.
His treatment resulted in a successful pregnancy for Ms Body after more than a decade of heartbreak.
“It’s not something you get used to, but you deal with it each time and once it happened you move on and try again,” she said.
“We have always looked for different reasons and have always been searching for answers – but we never gave up.”
The mother from Thirroul, who had a daughter naturally more than five years ago, has travelled around Australia looking for a doctor to give her a reason why she could conceive but never carry to term. more…
From: »news.com.au« (The Daily Telegraph • Australia)