{"id":100811,"date":"2019-09-23T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T15:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/100811\/fertility-the-deal-with-baby-aspirin\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:54:21","slug":"fertility-the-deal-with-baby-aspirin","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/100811\/fertility-the-deal-with-baby-aspirin\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-dose aspirin: What’s the deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Always speak with your provider before starting low dose aspirin or any other medication<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You may have noticed – or heard about – people\u00a0who treat aspirin\u00a0almost like a daily vitamin, taking it not for aches or fever but instead to lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n

Things to consider about low-dose aspirin<\/h2>\n

Aspirin has many uses and can impact the body in several ways. How does it actually work and can everyone take it? Ovia Health as got you covered in that department.<\/p>\n

How does low-dose aspirin help prevent heart attacks in adults?<\/h3>\n

Aspirin is a blood thinner; it stops blood platelets from sticking to each other. It\u2019s this \u2018sticking together\u2019 that allows clots to form – clots which can block arteries, prevent blood from getting to the heart muscle, and lead to strokes or heart attacks.<\/p>\n

Low-dose\u00a0aspirin is a low-enough dose for adults so that it protects your\u00a0heart, but doesn\u2019t have serious negative effects on your\u00a0body. Children shouldn’t take aspirin, which has been linked to Reye’s syndrome, but for adults, it can potentially help prevent heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n

Should healthy people take aspirin to prevent heart attacks or strokes?<\/h3>\n

There\u2019s no universal rule on which adults can and can\u2019t use low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks or strokes. But as is the case with all other medicines, not everyone will benefit from taking low-dose aspirin to prevent against heart attacks. In fact, there\u2019s a wide body of evidence out there that supports the theory that if you\u2019re healthy, of a certain age, and don\u2019t have any risk factors for heart disease, you might not actually benefit from taking aspirin every day.<\/p>\n

There is also the question of whether or not baby aspirin helps women and men equally. A 2014 study published in the journal Heart<\/em> reported that taking a low dose of aspirin can actually be more dangerous than helpful for women without risk factors of heart disease.<\/p>\n

Who definitely shouldn\u2019t take aspirin for heart disease prevention?<\/h3>\n

According to the American Heart Association, people who shouldn\u2019t take aspirin include:<\/p>\n