Guest guest Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 I am a 22 year old woman that was diagnosed with AIH over five years ago. I have recently graduated from college and have accepted my first job in the 'real world'. This has led me to move nearly eight hours away from all of my family and friends. I have had to find a new GI doctor and for the first time I am kind of alone in dealing with the many stresses of my disease. My new doctor recently informed me that by no means should I ever get pregnent, due to my liver cirrhosis. The cirrhosis is not severe at this point, my liver functions are nearly normal and I have maintained an active life style on 15mg of prednisone daily. My former doctor never informed me of the dangers of pregnancy and cirrhosis. I am aware of complications from the meds and such, but I am just wondering if anyone here can give me some insight, either from experience or research, on women with AIH becoming pregnant. I would appreciate it because as a young woman I am kind of disturbed by the idea of never having children. Thanks! Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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