How Does PKD Affect Pregnancy

2015-06-06 07:30

PKD, polycystic kidney disease, is a genetic kidney disease with numerous fluid filled sacs formed on kidneys. For women who suffer from PKD, they will wonder whether they can have a baby with their disease. In fact, if patients have normal blood pressure and normal kidney function, then can get pregnancy and deliver healthy babies. However, it’s important for them to be educated on all the possible risks associated with PKD and pregnancy.

1. Hypertension can lead to fetal and maternal complications

As we know, high blood pressure is a common symptom in PKD, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. If PKD patients get pregnancy with hypertension, they will get continue elevation of hypertension. And patients who don’t have hypertension may develop elevation of blood pressure after pregnancy.

2. Pre-eclampsia

This is occurred when the placenta is prevented from getting enough blood. When this happens, the baby can get less air and foods, which can cause low birth weight, premature birth and other problems. Usually, the increase in blood pressure and protein in urine could indicate this serious complication.

3. Liver cysts

While the pregnancy does not affect the growth of cysts in kidneys, but it may be correlated with liver cysts.

4. Mild long-term loss of kidney function

It showed that women PKD patients who have had four or more pregnancies are at higher risks of getting mild long-term loss of kidney function than women patients who have had fewer than four pregnancies.

5. Passing the PKD to child

As we know, PKD is a genetic kidney disease, so their children will have 50% chances to get this disease.

Above are some of the risk factors that can occur for PKD patients to get pregnancy. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask online doctor, or you can also leave a message below. We will do our best to help you.

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