Lupus Nephritis has a high occurrence rate among women who are at childbearing age. Therefore, the question whether Lupus Nephritis patients can get pregnant or whether they can have a baby is more frequently asked by female Lupus Nephritis patients. Lupus Nephritis patients always have declined kidney function and they also need to take medicines for a long period, so patients always worried about the safety of the baby as well as the prognosis of this disease. However, if the disease can be controlled well, it is possible for Lupus Nephritis patients to have a baby and they can still enjoy the happiness of being a mother.
Lupus Nephritis is easy to relapse, which is also a big problem of being pregnant, but related research showed that Lupus Nephritis patients can get pregnant if they have normal blood pressure and relative normal kidney function, but have no fever of undetermined origin, no polyarthritis and no facial rash, etc. Besides, no protein in urine test for one year and no medication of cytotoxic drug are also necessary requirement for Lupus Nephritis patients who want to have a baby. What’s more, a happy mood and sufficiency energy as well as good appetite are also very important to promise a healthier and better pregnancy, which is helpful for make the baby safe.
However, Lupus Nephritis patients still need to get the agreement of both gynecologist and urologist. With the help and guidance of doctors, Lupus Nephritis patients will be much easier to have a safer pregnancy.
Lupus Nephritis will affect all blood vessels in body which also include placenta and uterus. If lupus factors turn active in this period, it will be easy to cause stillbirth or placental abruption. For this reason, patients who are pregnant are suggested to come to hospital for regular check every two weeks. All the pregnancy duration as well as two months after childbirth should be closely observed by doctors so that timely measures can be taken according to patients’ condition.
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