A blood test will indicate postpartum depression

A simple blood test can show whether a woman's risk of developing postpartum depression. As researchers found, some women for genetic reasons overly reactive to respond to a variety of external factors that cause depression.

Every seventh woman face   postpartum depression   after birth, according to the science. Now scientists believe that the majority of cases, the disorder can detect even before their clinical symptoms with a normal blood test. For this it is necessary to check for the presence of blood for this two receptor genes are involved in the body's response to stress.

This is the conclusion reached by researchers from Warwick Medical School in the UK. Their discovery could lead to earlier treatment of depression in women preparing to give birth. Today symptoms postpartum depression   often diagnosed by chance. They noticed a nurse in the maternity ward or relatives of a young mother. Most often, this kind of depression develops within one to two weeks after birth.

Many victims of postpartum depression are unwilling to admit their mental problems, writing off all of the fact that they are "bad mothers". A blood test that will determine the susceptibility of women to post-natal depression, will allow doctors to initially prepare for the development of this disease. The earlier start his treatment, the sooner a woman to get rid of depression and to regain the joy of communicating with the child.

"We think that we could make a significant step forward in the development of the risk of postpartum depression, and therefore the preparation of timely treatment for women who are prone to this ailment," - says study author Professor Dimitris Grammatopulos.

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