What can help you get pregnant with lupus?

Answer 1

Lupus patients have the same fertility rates as the general population. The problem is staying pregnant when you have lupus. Many patients with lupus have the antiphospholipid antibody which can cause miscarriages. If you are pregnant and have lupus it is considered a high risk pregnancy and you should be closely monitored.

Answer 2

Women with lupus can get pregnant just as easily as the general population, they just have a harder time staying pregnant. Women with lupus have a higher incidence of miscarriage than other women.

Answer 3

Yes, it's very possible. I had really heavy, painful periods as a young teenager, and while getting an exam for the dr to give me bc pills to control the pain/heavy bleeding, she gave me a pee test to make sure I wasn't pregnant. I had never even seen a man naked or been around a man's... gear... And the test was positive. And I was a virgin lol, the dr knew that from the exam and asked if I'd ever had "dry sex" or touched a man's parts and then my own (because it is possible to get pregnant without actual penetration) and I hadn't. This was all before I was officially diagnosed with lupus, so no one knew wth was going on lol. So yeah, be warned. Get a blood pregnancy test if you think you might be pregnant and have lupus, apparently it's pretty much dead on. (Of course, this coming from the extremely RARE few that didn't blood test positive to lupus but have family history and a literally pages full of symptoms... So I wouldn't rely on that %100, until you get an ultrasound or the baby pops out I wouldn't fully trust it lmao.)

Answer 4

The chances of conceiving or the fertility of a woman is not affected by lupus. What can be effected is the ability to carry a child to term. Some lupus patients have lupus clotting factors (antiphospholipid antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, anticadiolipin) that cause blood to clot to quickly. In these patients, clots can interfere with the flow of blood through the placenta to the fetus and cause miscarriages. Not all women with lupus have this condition. Lupus pregnancies are generally considered high risk and should be managed by the obsterician and rheumatologist working together. Since some of the medications that lupus patients may take can be harmful to a developing fetus, a patient should always consult with her health care providers before attempting to become pregnant.

Answer 5

Yes is is possible. I carried both sons to term and they were actually late. However, lupus pregnancies should be considered high risk. Lupus mothers are more likely to deliver prematurely. If the lupus mother has any of the clotting disorders (antiphospholipid antibody or Hughes syndrome) she has a greatly increased of miscarriage as blood clots may form and block blood flow to the placenta. The rheumatologist and high risk obstetrician working as a team can help these at risk patients complete a successful pregnancy.

Answer 6

Lupus does not generally affect the ability to get pregnant, although it can affect the ability to carry a baby full term. It is recommended that women with lupus wait until they are in a period of remission to get pregnant. All lupus pregnancies should be treated as high risk, with the obstetrician and rheumatologist working as a team to manage the disease and the pregnancy. Some lupus medications can be harmful to a developing fetus.

If you are having trouble getting pregnant the place to start is with your ob/gyn.

Answer 7

Yes it is possible to have children if you have Lupus.

Answer 8

Yes, you may still become pregnant with one functioning ovary while you have lupus.