10 Lupus Symptoms In Women
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9. Pregnancy Loss
Commonly, women with SLE don’t have problems conceiving and most have successful pregnancies. However, it is a fact that this disease increases the risk for recurrent obstetric complications such as premature birth and stillbirth. Specifically, this risk increases in women who also have specific immune proteins in the blood known as antiphospholipid antibodies (anti-Ro, or anti-La). Similarly, women with kidney problems also have a higher risk.
In women with SLE, obstetric complications are likely to be avoided if pregnancy is timed for when the disease has been in remission (no clinical evidence of the disease) for approximately 6-12 months. Pregnancies in women with lupus should be monitored closely for disease flare-ups and complications.
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