Among pregnant women, we often hear that some fetal gender has different effects on the mother. For example, the baby's skin with a boy will be better, and the baby's skin with a girl will be more likely to be unhappy … because the development of different sexes will have different hormonal changes, which is reasonable to affect the mother's condition. Previous studies have shown that the sex of the fetus is related to early vomiting, physiological desire and other related symptoms of pregnant women.

In 20 17, the research team of Wechs Nair Medical Center of Ohio State University published an article in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, arguing that the sex of the baby is related to the immune response of pregnant women (some uncomfortable symptoms during pregnancy, such as aversion to happiness and weakness, are actually immune responses).

research results

Researchers at Wexner Medical Center of Ohio State University conducted a follow-up survey on the pregnancy process of 80 pregnant women to detect whether pregnant women with different fetal sex have different levels of immune markers-cytokines. The researchers extracted blood samples, exposed laboratory immune cell samples to bacterial environment, and then analyzed the expression level of cytokines in pregnant women's blood.

Cytokines are the signal molecules of cell-to-cell interaction in the immune system, which combine with receptors on the cell membrane to play a variety of biological effects and play an important role in immune response, regulation and inflammatory response. Interferon, interleukin and tumor necrosis factor are all cytokines involved in immune response.

Amanda Mitchell, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center's Institute of Medicine, said that although there is no difference in the blood cytokine levels of pregnant women with different fetal sexes, when pregnant with a female baby, the immune cells of pregnant women will produce more pro-inflammatory cytokines when exposed to bacteria. This means that when pregnant with a female baby, the immune system of pregnant women will produce a stronger inflammatory response when stimulated.

Inflammation is a key part of immune response, which is related to wound healing, reaction to bacteria and viruses, chronic diseases and so on. Excessive inflammation can bring stress to the body, leading to symptoms of disease, including pain and fatigue. Although further research is needed, the findings of this study can explain why pregnant women with baby girls will have more serious symptoms when they encounter asthma and other diseases.

Mitchell also said that this study helps women and doctors realize that the sex of the fetus may affect how pregnant women respond to daily immune responses. In the future, researchers can further study how differences in immune function affect women's responses to different viruses or chronic diseases, and whether these responses will affect the health of the fetus.

Although maternal inflammation will have some effects on the fetus, such as the time of birth, more research is needed to find out the way in which fetal gender affects maternal inflammation. Researchers believe that it is likely that sex hormones or other hormones in the placenta will affect the maternal inflammatory level.

conclusion

Therefore, the researchers suggest that pregnant women should maintain healthy immune function, and there is no need to promote immune function, because there are problems with too strong or too weak immune response. Studies have shown that relaxation activities such as exercise, eating more vegetables and meditation all contribute to maintaining healthy immune function. Of course, you should consult your doctor before you decide to change your lifestyle or diet.

Important note: the family members of the company said that the information in the article is for reference only, and the specific treatment is in accordance with the doctor's advice!