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Does High Blood Pressure Lower the Chances of Getting Pregnant?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Joshua U. Klein, MD

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a chronic health condition that can lead to many medical complications, but having high blood pressure does not directly make it more difficult to become pregnant.

Joshua Klein, MD is a board-certified OB/GYN, and a Clinical and Research Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. After earning his medical degree at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Klein was selected to complete residency at the Harvard Integrated OB/GYN Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In addition to his clinical and research expertise, Dr. Klein has over a decade of experience writing for general audience publications as well as numerous academic journals and textbooks. His work has recently been featured on CNN.com, Health magazine online, and other prominent media. He is also the Founding Editor of Fertility Reviews.