Can I Have A Baby If I Have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

2015-04-13 05:48

Women all want to know if they can have a baby if they suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This article will tell you when you can have a baby with PKD.

The experts say that PKD patients can and do have a healthy baby if their illness condition is well controlled.

We all know PKD is an inherited kidney disease, but not all patients with this disorder will pass on the disease to their children. Generally, if both parents carry the gene of PKD, the baby has a 75% chance of developing this disorder. If only one parent is suffering from the disease, the baby has a 50% of chance to be affected by the disease. Therefore, for people with PKD who want to have a baby, it is possible for you to have a baby if your illness conditions are not severe and you have no hypertension, decline of kidney function, large amount of protein in urine, etc.

However, for those who has severe PKD or have progressed to kidney failure, it is not suitable for them to consider pregnancy. This is because being pregnant will put more burden on injured kidneys, thus alleviating the development of PKD into end stage renal disease (ESRD). In severe case, death can be caused by pregnancy.

To be safety, you should discuss with your doctors in details or consult our online doctor before you get pregnant.

What’s more, there are some tips for PKD patients who are pregnant.

1. During the period of pregnancy, you should take regular examination including tests of the diseases and fetus. If the fetus is also found to be affected by PKD, you should take prompt measures to terminate the pregnancy.

2. After the birth of the baby, you should continue to do examination carefully. Generally, you can have these tests once half one year.

3. Eat high quality protein, fruits and vegetables

4. Follow a healthy lifestyle: no smoking, no drinking, no coffee and drugs, keep a good mood.

5. Prevent cold: being infection is easy to lead to kidney function decline.

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