A study which was published on Monday suggests that women who suffer from epilepsy may have a risk which is much more than average when it comes to problems related to fertility. This is especially noted in those women who are consuming more than one snit-seizure drugs.

Scientists in India found that out of the 375 women suffering with epilepsy who were trying to conceive, 62 percent were successful mostly in the study period of two consecutive years. The remaining, 38 percent women, stayed infertile over a time period of three years of following up.

The findings which were reported in the journal Neurology make the evidence stronger that women with epilepsy have a higher-than-average risk of fertility problems. They also suggested that women consuming multiple anti-epilepsy drugs may particularly be at risk.

Among women who are only on one medicine, 32 percent could not get pregnant during the study period. Out of women who were on two drugs, 41 percent conceived and those who took three or more drug and average of 60 percent conceived.