Can Stage 4 Lupus Nephritis Patients be Pregnant

Lupus patients, like many people, have many choices with regard to taking care of their health vs. carrying a child of "their own". I believe that by taking care of their health, they are able to love a child whom they can make "their own".

Q: I have a friend who I've been told has stage four Lupus. What is meant by stage four Lupus? What is the severity of Stage 4? This Friend is pregnant, can she carry to term or should she abort? She wants to carry to term.

Doctor: Lupus is not generally staged as a disease. However, staging criteria have been proposed to help assess the degree of illness. Determining which set of organs is inflamed is useful to decide treatment options.

Staging for both World Health Organisation Histologic class and for acuity and chronic of renal histologic manifestations is important in determining optimal therapy.

Class IV is associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease. Class V disease is defined as a membranous process with significant proteinuria, which is often poorly responsive to treatment.

What all this means is the stage refers to how badly her kidneys are effective. Best wishes for your friend.

Patients: Hi, lupus in general, is not classified in stages. Your friend should be talking to her Rheumatologist and a OB/GYN that specializes in high-risk pregnancies.

If she has renal (kidney) involvement, a Nephrologist should be on her team.
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As a mom, and a lupus patient, my heart and prayers are with her. I totally understand her feelings of wanting a baby, weighing out the benefits of dealing with the medications, the pain of all involved, and the organ involvement.

In the end, the decisions are between her and the baby's father.

Lupus patients, like many people, have many choices with regard to taking care of their health vs. carrying a child of "their own". I believe that by taking care of their health, they are able to love a child whom they can make "their own".
What Is Life Expectancy of Stage 5 Kidney Failure without Dialysis  
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Always seek professional advice and take care of yourself so you can take care of your family. Latest treatment in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital is Immunotherapy, which has good effects in treating Lupus Nephritis.