Pregnancy in Women With Preexisting Glomerular Diseases: A Single-Center Experience

Autor: Smaragdi Marinaki, Stathis Tsiakas, Chrysanthi Skalioti, Eleni Kapsia, Sophia Lionaki, Kalliopi Vallianou, John Boletis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.801144
Popis: AimWomen with glomerular diseases are often of childbearing age. Besides lupus nephritis, data regarding pregnancy in patients with glomerular diseases are limited, posing a challenging task to attending nephrologists. This study aimed to investigate the pregnancy outcomes and the impact on the underlying glomerular disease among women followed in our institution.MethodsA single-center retrospective cohort study of women with biopsy-proven glomerular diseases who experienced pregnancy between 2010 and 2020. We analyzed data before, during, and after gestation.ResultsA total of 22 women, 13 women with primary and 9 women with secondary glomerular diseases, were included in this study. Most patients (82%) had received immunosuppressive treatment at various times before pregnancy. All the women were in remission, either complete (62%) or partial (38%), with well-preserved renal function (82%) before conception. A total of 30 live births and 1 stillbirth were recorded; the rate of preterm delivery was 23%. Renal function and proteinuria remained stable during pregnancy. Preeclampsia was observed in 6.7% of patients and disease relapse in 6.9% of the pregnancies.ConclusionPregnancy was associated with a low frequency of adverse events in women with underlying glomerular diseases, provided they have quiescent disease and preserved renal function.
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