Childbirth is a long-winded and stressful time for any woman. In
approximately 1 out of 8 cases, the immense psychological strain doesn’t
end at the time of birth, but continues into something called postpartum
depression. This form of depression is usually treated with
hormone-therapy, but this method can bring a lot of other complications
with it.Researchers at Reddy have now compiled a new treatment based on
neurosteroids. Instead of disrupting the entire body balance via hormones,
this approach only influences the regions of your brain that are directly
in charge of your well-being. Scientists at the Reddy Research Group
achieved this via an intravenous infusion treatment with allopregnanolone,
a natural type of neurosteroid. It is administered for 60 hours straight,
showing very quick effects afterwards, compared to the week-long waiting
periods of other methods in this field.
approximately 1 out of 8 cases, the immense psychological strain doesn’t
end at the time of birth, but continues into something called postpartum
depression. This form of depression is usually treated with
hormone-therapy, but this method can bring a lot of other complications
with it.Researchers at Reddy have now compiled a new treatment based on
neurosteroids. Instead of disrupting the entire body balance via hormones,
this approach only influences the regions of your brain that are directly
in charge of your well-being. Scientists at the Reddy Research Group
achieved this via an intravenous infusion treatment with allopregnanolone,
a natural type of neurosteroid. It is administered for 60 hours straight,
showing very quick effects afterwards, compared to the week-long waiting
periods of other methods in this field.
While some side-effects like sedation or sleepiness have been
recorded after administration, they were not long-lasting, usually
disappearing completely after a few days.F uture medicine is aiming to make
people’s lives less stressful.
