Women with lupus should not become pregnant

Women with lupus - an autoimmune disease - are pregnant at high risk of serious complications and even death, scientists have warned.

Research group Duke University (North Carolina, USA) conducted research on more than 18 million pregnant women hospitalized and found that pregnant women with lupus are 20 times more likely to die of pregnancy-related deaths. compared with other pregnant women.

The disease also increases the risk of complications in pregnancy such as blood clotting and anemia.

'The best pregnant woman with lupus should not get pregnant, ' said Dr. Megan Clowse, head of the study.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease caused by the body producing antibodies against the body, causing symptoms such as pain, fever, rash and hair loss . In the United States alone, the disease affects about 1 , 5 million people, of which 90% are women.

All women with lupus have a higher risk of death than normal, but pregnant women are at higher risk.

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