What Your Birth Month Can Predict About Your Health

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According to research published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, your birth month might shed light on a lot of one's health issues. Scientists studied medical records from almost 750,000 individuals, discovering an association between birth month and the risk of dozens of diseases.
http://jamia.oxfordjournals.org/content ... .ocv046#T2
the above link has much more information about it, below is an abbreviated description-

JANUARY
Higher risk of hypertension
Higher risk of heart disease
Lower risk of asthma
Lower risk of ear infections
Lower risk of vomiting

FEBRUARY
Increased risk of bronchus and lung tumors
Lower risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Lower risk of fever
Lower risk of stomach disorders

MARCH
Higher risk of cardiovascular disease and disorders
Lower risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Lower risk of learning difficulties
Lower risk of painful periods
Lower risk of tonsillitis

APRIL
Higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Lower risk of nearsightedness and longsightedness
Lower risk of bruising
Lower risk of vision loss

MAY
Lowest risk of chronic diseases
Lower risk of upper respiratory infections

JUNE
Higher risk of exacerbation of asthma
Lower risk of venereal diseases

JULY
Lower risk of cysts and ovarian torsion
Lower risk of pregnancy complications
Lower risk of diarrhea

AUGUST
Higher risk of pink-eye

SEPTEMBER
Higher risk of asthma
Higher risk of pregnancy complications
Higher risk of ear infections
Lower risk of cardiovascular disease

OCTOBER
Higher risk of nearsightedness and farsightedness
Higher risk of developing asthma
Higher risk of respiratory illness
Higher risk of reproductive diseases
Higher risk of neurological diseases
Higher risk of bruising
Higher risk of venereal diseases
Higher risk of painful periods
Lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Lower risk of cardiac failure

NOVEMBER
Higher risk of respiratory illness
Higher risk of reproductive diseases
Higher risk of neurological diseases
Higher risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Lower risk of heart disorders

DECEMBER
Higher risk of bruising

The researchers attribute their findings to a few different factors, one being the mother's environment during the birth month (for example, people born during seasons with more home dust mites had a 40 percent higher risk of developing asthma complicated by dust mite allergies). And they urge you not to panic if you were born during a high-risk month. Plenty more research is needed, and one should not disregard indirect factors behind some of the associations (the researchers cite depression affecting fertility and learning ability as one).

I am sure there is at least one WPer reading this who could pick apart the study and find its flaws, but I'm not one of 'em.

Well I am born in June and I will never get venereal diseases because I will probably never have sex unless I'm raped or something So that part is true. But as far as I know I don't have asthma.

Not really read the source but I suspect it's a case of "correlation is not causation".

And the mechanism is?? astrology?

no, the article cites no astrological mechanism that I could see.

I was born in December. I rarely bruise.

NOVEMBER
Higher risk of respiratory illness
Nope.
Higher risk of reproductive diseases
No idea.
Higher risk of neurological diseases
You bet.
Higher risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
You bet.
Lower risk of heart disorders
I did have some "heart disorder" as teenager (my heart couldn't "keep up" with my body needs during working out so I was feeling like fainting and had to sit down and not move for a while).

I seem to bruise distressingly often, this December birther.

I was born in January.

1. I had asthma as a child. Still sometimes get symptoms of it.
2. I vomited a lot as a child.
3. I didn't have too many ear infections as a child.
4. I don't have hypertension.
5. I don't have heart disease.

Kind of debunks that theory, in my case

I was born in March and I'm pretty sure I do not have cardiovascular disease and disorders. The rest of them, aside from the last one, do not apply to me because I live with those (2 - 4).

This is 100% true study.
I rarely get diarrhea.
I think I may lack cysts, and I have no idea wtf ovarian torsion is, but I am sure I don't have it or pregnancy complications currently.

OCTOBER
Higher risk of nearsightedness and farsightedness
True. I wear glasses for my nearsightedness.

Higher risk of developing asthma
I don't have asthma. I read that could develop at any age, but so far, I am breathing fine.

Higher risk of respiratory illness
I probably won't have these issues, especially since I don't smoke.

Higher risk of reproductive diseases
I was once misdiagnosed with PCOS, but my periods are mostly regular. Who knows, though?

Higher risk of neurological diseases
True. I had a seizure at age 14. I am currently trying to wean off my antiseizure meds after 13 years, because my EEG detects no seizure activity, and I only had the one seizure.

Higher risk of bruising
Actually, I bruise as normally as other people.

Higher risk of venereal diseases
My husband and I were both virgins when we met, and we use protection.

Higher risk of painful periods
Depends on the period. Some are painful, others not so much.

Lower risks of cardiovascular disease and cardiac failure
Good to know. These days I am careful about what I eat and how active I am, as well as my stress level (although I often can't help myself on the latter).

I only match 50% of my month's risks, which I would attribute to the normal risk of being human more than to what month I was born in.

Since I was born late and due at the beginning of the month, I also checked the previous month's risks. Again, they don't really pertain to me.

I think this whole thing is ridiculous. Why study this?

Man, I hope so.

I wonder what it is about may which causes this?

APRIL
Higher risk of cardiovascular disease
nope
Lower risk of nearsightedness and longsightedness
I am ok my twin on the other hand has nearsightedness.
Lower risk of bruising
I get bruises now and then.
Lower risk of vision loss

Time will tell.

I was born in June and I was in intensive care for 3 days after an asthma attack when I was 9.