Lupus Erythematous can Fertility

Dr. Riley Reed
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2025-05-21 10:56:16 Views: 61 times

First of all, patients with lupus erythematosus generally do not affect reproductive function, but after pregnancy, the impact on the fetus is relatively large, it can occur abortion, premature delivery, stillbirth and intrauterine growth retardation, will increase significantly, and the risk of maternal preeclampsia will increase significantly. Some statistics lupus nephritis patients eclampsia incidence rate can be as high as 30%, systemic lupus erythematosus patients abortion rate can be as high as 23.7%, stillbirth rate can be as high as 50%, stillbirth rate depends on lupus disease activity degree renal function and whether combined with a large number of proteinuria and hypertension. If SLE is inactive, renal function and blood pressure are normal, pregnancy has no effect on the mother or fetus, pregnancy does not increase a rate of reactivation of lupus nephritis, if cardiac and renal function is normal, pregnancy can be allowed, but the patient should stop hormones and immunosuppressants before the third month of pregnancy, and closely monitor changes in disease and laboratory indicators throughout pregnancy.

Lupus Erythematous can Fertility



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