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Splenectomy - Remission - Pregnancy

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12 years 6 months ago #37126 by Jonsdottir
Splenectomy - Remission - Pregnancy was created by Jonsdottir
Hi,

I had a splenectomy in 2003 and have been in remission now for 10yr. I was diagnosed with ITP five weeks after my second pregnancy. Is it save for me to get pregnant again or will it increase the risk of activating the ITP again? :S I have two wonderful children (boy 12yr & a girl 10yr) so maybe it is just selfishness of me to take the change? :blink:

kind regards

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12 years 6 months ago #37131 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Splenectomy - Remission - Pregnancy
Hi. My thought is that anything could cause a remission to end, such as a cold or an antibiotic, etc. You can't avoid everything that might cause ITP to recur. If it were me, I wouldn't consider a baby a selfish thing at all and I'd go for it.
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