Should people with lupus have children?

Women with lupus can safely become pregnant. If your disease is under control, pregnancy is unlikely to cause flares. However, you will need to start planning for pregnancy well before you get pregnant. Your disease should be under control or in remission for six months before you get pregnant.

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Is it safe to have a baby with an autoimmune disease?

Autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, Graves' disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, are more prevalent in women than men and typically occur during a woman's reproductive years. Inflammatory disorders can affect pregnancy, from conception to following birth, but having an AD doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't have a baby.

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What is the life expectancy of a person with lupus?

With close follow-up and treatment, 80-90% of people with lupus can expect to live a normal life span. It is true that medical science has not yet developed a method for curing lupus, and some people do die from the disease. However, for the majority of people living with the disease today, it will not be fatal.

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Can lupus make you infertile?

Lupus does not cause infertility, but it may complicate things. While it's safe to become pregnant even if you have lupus, it's best to wait until your lupus has been inactive for at least six months. Despite your best efforts, you may still encounter complications.

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What should you not do if you have lupus?

5 Things to Avoid if You Have Lupus
  1. (1) Sunlight. People with lupus should avoid the sun, since sunlight can cause rashes and flares. ...
  2. (2) Bactrim and Septra (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) Bactrim and Septra are antibiotics that contain sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. ...
  3. (3) Garlic. ...
  4. (4) Alfalfa Sprouts. ...
  5. (5) Echinacea.

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Is lupus classed as a disability?

Having lupus itself does not always mean that a patient will be classed as having a disability – it is how the lupus has actually affected the patient that it should be taken into account. This is important when patients with lupus apply for benefits or when their doctors compile medical reports on their behalf.

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What are three triggers of lupus?

Common triggers include:
  • Overwork and not enough rest.
  • Being out in the sun or having close exposure to fluorescent or halogen light.
  • Infection.
  • Injury.
  • Stopping your lupus medicines.
  • Other types of medicines.

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Is it safe to have a baby with lupus?

Most lupus patients give birth to healthy babies. Babies born to lupus patients have no greater chance of birth defects or mental retardation than those born to women without lupus. Among lupus patients with anti-Ro/SSA or anti-La/SSB antibodies, the risk that the baby will have neonatal lupus erythematosus is 25%.

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Is lupus inherited from mother or father?

Lupus is not a hereditary condition.

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Does lupus get worse with age?

With age, symptom activity with lupus often declines, but symptoms you already have may grow more severe. The accumulation of damage over years may result in the need for joint replacements or other treatments.

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What are the four stages of lupus?

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with a wide range of clinical presentations resulting from its effect on multiple organ systems. There are four main types of lupus: neonatal, discoid, drug-induced, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the type that affects the majority of patients.

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What organ does lupus affect first?

Kidneys About one half of people with lupus experience kidney involvement, and the kidney has become the most extensively studied organ affected by lupus.

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Will I pass my autoimmune disease to my child?

Genetics: A family history of autoimmune disease puts a child at higher risk. In fact, it's estimated that about one-third of the risk of developing an autoimmune disease is tied to something in a child's genes.

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Can pregnancy make autoimmune worse?

Therefore, pregnancy is able to influence the onset and progression of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases by influencing the T cell cytokine-mediated responses during the gestation period, the post-partum period, but also decades after the pregnancy period.

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What autoimmune disease gets worse in pregnancy?

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during pregnancy

ITP is an autoimmune disease that causes a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, which can lead to excessive bleeding in the mother as well as the fetus. Unfortunately, this condition tends to get worse during pregnancy.

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What is the sister disease to lupus?

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) may coexist, and they are chronic complex disorders, with an autoimmune background, multifactorial etiology, multiple circulating autoantibodies, and variable prognosis.

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Why did I get lupus?

The cause of lupus is unknown, and researchers are still trying to learn what may trigger or lead to the disease. Doctors know that it is a complex autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the person's tissues and organs.

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Does lupus make it hard to have a baby?

Women with lupus can safely get pregnant and most will have normal pregnancies and healthy babies. However, all women with lupus who get pregnant are considered to have a “high risk pregnancy.” This means that problems during pregnancy may be more likely for women with lupus.

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Can lupus cause autism in babies?

About 1.4 percent of children born to women with lupus were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, compared to 0.6 percent of children born to women without lupus, the study found.

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How can lupus prevent miscarriage?

For people with a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome resulting from positive lupus anticoagulants, the treatment is usually low-dose or "baby" aspirin and/or heparin injections during pregnancy. This treatment appears to improve the odds of a successful pregnancy outcome.

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Can a person with lupus drink alcohol?

While it's usually OK to drink alcohol in moderation with lupus, there are some things to be aware of. To be cautious, ask your doctor about your specific risks with lupus and alcohol before you pick up your favorite alcoholic refreshment.

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At what age does lupus start?

Age. Although lupus affects people of all ages, it's most often diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 45.

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What not to say to someone with lupus?

Here are 10 things to never say to someone with lupus or any other chronic disease.
  • But you look so good. ...
  • You are too young to have lupus. ...
  • I'm sure things will get better. ...
  • Do you really need to take all these meds? ...
  • Have you tried this diet? ...
  • Have you tried lupus meditation? ...
  • You need to get more exercise.

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Who is more prone to lupus?

Gender: Even though anyone can get lupus, it most often affects women. They're nine to ten times more likely than men to develop it. Age: Lupus can occur at any age, but most are diagnosed in their 20s and 30s. Race: Lupus is two to three times more common in African-American women than in Caucasian women.

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