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Yes, but there are considerations. It is wise to try to get pregnant when the lupus is in a period of remission rather than flaring. Certain medications might need to be stopped prior to conception. Ask your rheumatologist and ob/gyn. If the patient has any of the lupus clotting factors, the risk of miscarriage is greatly increased. Lupus pregnancies should be treated as high risk, but it is entirely possible to have children if one has lupus.
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∙ 13y agoYou can have a child with lupus, and then go on to have a child without lupus.
If you are asking whether or not you can have a baby when you have lupus, the answer is yes. Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, even though most progress without complications. The obstetrician and rheumatologist must work together to prevent problems.
A woman who has lupus can have a normal, healthy baby. I had two. In rare cases, the baby will be born with neonatal lupus. In most of those babies, the lupus goes away in about 6 months. In rare cases, the baby will have congenital heart block and need a pacemaker.
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∙ 10y agoLupus is a serious autoimmune disease, and unfortunately some patients die as a result of lupus and/or the treatments for the disease. Becoming pregnant or delivering a baby can cause a flare for some patients, and these pregnancies are generally considered high risk as a result. However, some women go on with perfectly normal pregnancies, and some even have reduced symptoms during pregnancy. If possible, seek the help of a qualified doctor experienced with pregnant lupus and autoimmune patients before you become pregnant, or as soon as possible after conception.
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Which percentage of children born to mothers with lupus will get lupus as well?
20 percent of people with lupus will have a parent or sibling who already has lupus or may develop lupus.
Can lupus affect someone else?
Lupus is not contagious. You can't get lupus from someone and you can't give lupus to someone. But chronic illness affects relationships and can have quite a strain on families. When someone is ill the whole family suffers.
Can you pass the lupus rash to someone else?
Lupus is a serious autoimmune disease, but it is not contagious. You cannot *pass on* the lupus rash to someone else.
Do children inherit lupus?
Lupus is not hereditary. In order to develop lupus, a person has to inherit just the right combination of quite a few different genes and then be exposed to a trigger. Children of parents with lupus have only a slightly higher chance of developing the disease.
Is lupus anti coagulant-transferred to children?
No, this is inherited.
What type of arthritis is juvenile?
Neonatol Lupus and Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus are most commonly found in babies. Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus are found in adolescents and children.
How long can someone with lupus live for?
There is no such thing as crest lupus. Crest disease is a different disease alltogether. It is however an autoimmune disease just like lupus.
What environmental factors can trigger lupus?
infections (e.g., Epstein-Barr virus, which infects 99% of children with lupus, but only 70% of healthy children), antibiotics, ultraviolet light
Is VRE contagious?
Is vre contagaious to someone with lupus
Why cant women with lupus have kids?
They can, my mother in law had it and had five children.
Can you contact lupus by wearing clothing of someone who is infected?
No. Lupus is an autoimmune disorder, wherein your body produces antibodies against itself. Lupus is not an infection, and it cannot be transmitted from an affected person to another.
What is the incidence of lupus in children worldwide?
Lupus statistics for the number of children worldwide with lupus are not available. Since lupus is not a contagious disease, there are no reporting requirements to any agencies that gather this data. In developing countries, many people do not have access to doctors who can properly diagnose the disease, so many cases go undiagnosed. Some lupus statistics are drawn from hospital discharge statements, however, the discharge statement might not reflect the diagnosis. Doctors have no agency to which to report cases of lupus. Some data, like that of the Lupus Foundation of America, is based on telephone surveys and extrapolated to the general population. There really is no answer to your question.
