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A 41-year-old member asked:

Should i take low dose aspirin for my gestational hypertension if i don't have a history of heart disease?

2 doctor answers5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Padmavati Garvey
A Verified Doctoranswered
32 years experience
Questionable benefit: The use of Aspirin in this kind of situation has little to no benefit and has fallen out of favor.
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Dr. Rick Koch
Cardiology 24 years experience
No: Aspirin should be avoided during pregnancy.
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Last updated Dec 26, 2014

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