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Question: I would like to know the correlation and prevalence of HELLP / Preeclampsia and Polycystic Kidney Disease. Answer: Women with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) are at higher risk of all forms of preeclampsia. It takes a lot of time t...
Question: "I was on Metformin when I conceived but the midwife I was seeing early in the pregnancy took me off the Metformin after the first trimester. The doctor I was seeing later in the pregnancy said he would have kept me on it, but s...
QUESTION: Is there any connection between Celiac Disease and Preeclampsia? I have CD, and I wondered if this elevated my risk for PE/HELLP (which I did get). ANSWER: Short answer: No; the largest meta-analysis of this question to...
QUESTION: Is there is a connection between Factor V Leiden deficiency and HELLP syndrome? ANSWER: Maybe. There have been dozens of studies that have attempted to answer this question. Some have concluded that yes, women carrying variati...
Question: “Nothing on Vitamin D levels prior to pregnancy - wonder if since there is so much information on healthy pregnancies with adequate levels and increased complication outcomes with low levels, and the increased incidence...
QUESTION: After delivery, my OB did several tests to try to determine why I developed preeclampsia. They said everything was normal except for my thyroid antibody levels, which were high and still here 9 months later. I know t...
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), is severe and persistent nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that, unlike morning sickness, can last until delivery. It is not well understood, but does seem to be related somehow to preeclampsia. This does not mean every wo...
Question: “Please check to see what bearing sleep apnea has on the placenta of the mother. I have a family history of sleep apnea and now need CPAP and in pregnancy was known to snore. If this could affect the way the placenta's c...