“Despite the misfortune, I am fortunate”

At 28 years old, Sol Maculo, former contestant of Big Brother VIPhas suffered two miscarriages. After many tests and medical reports, the journalist has arrived at the diagnosis and has shared it through her social networks.

“I am 29 years old and I have thrombophilia“, Macaluso began to explain in a video on her Instagram profile. Thus, the former correspondent in Ukraine for Informativos Telecinco has stated that, despite the misfortune, she feels lucky. “This diagnosis comes after having lost two pregnancies naturally and, Despite the misfortune, I have to consider myself lucky. Because, generally, This is a test that is not requested by international consensus until after three abortions.“, he said.

The former contestant of Big Brother VIP has also clarified what type of thrombophilia she suffers from.Thrombophilia in its different types and forms causes approximately more than 50% of spontaneous abortions in the world.. The type of thrombophilia that I have been diagnosed with so far is a hereditary type. It is a mutation of the MTHFR gene. This causes my body to inhibit folic acid. In other words, it is not able to process it on its own. I have a deficiency of vitamins B9, B12 and B6. Since they cannot be synthesized, they cannot be transformed into proteins. And since they cannot be transformed into proteins, I may be more prone to forming clots or even implantation failures,” she explained.

Finally, before finishing her speech, Sol Macaluso pointed out: “Not all women find a reason, in my case after a first part of analysis we have this discovery, which It allows us to plan a treatment for the future. We are going through a second round of medical tests to rule out other types of thrombophilias and other things. I hope I have been clear enough and as little technical as possible.”