Thymus helps avoid GD

[skb]

An international research team led by Dr. Josef Penninger has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant women.

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[bigskygal]

I'm totally out of the realm of this study...having had a hysterectomy in 1995 pregnancy isn't ever going to be in my horizon, but the information is interesting and hopefully helps those in that stage of life.