Question 1

what are the main symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome that people have?

Accepted Answer

Clots or miscarriage: Blood clots, like deep venous thrombosis or DVT in the legs, or pulmonary embolism in the lungs, or pregnancy complications including recurrent early pregnancy loss (3 early miscarriages), 1+ late miscarriages, or severe pre-eclampsia. Antiphospholipid syndrome (aps) is less common than antiphospholipid antibodies (apa). If you have 2 or more miscarriages consult a fertility specialist (rei) md.

Question 2

is there an aftermath of antiphospholipid syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Risk of clots: Antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with increased clotting.  You need to avoid medications that increase your risk of clotting - birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy. Some situations increase risk of clotting - surgery with general anesthesia, sitting for long periods without walking - car or plane rides >3-4 hours, dehydration - you should wear support stockings or walk around.

Question 3

antiphospholipid syndrome patients only between the ages of 18 - 30?

Accepted Answer

Common young/mid-age: Aps is commonly seen in the young and middle age group but can be seen in the pediatric and elderly population also. Since aps may be a part of sle (lupus), a sizable number of aps patients are young in common with the sle population. There is a female preponderance also.

Question 4

what is the recommended inr level for someone diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome?

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See details: The range should be 2-2.5 but in severe cases a level of 2.5-3 may be warranted.

Question 5

also, is there any other interesting information you have on antiphospholipid syndrome prengnacy disorder?

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Pregnancy Morbidity: Antiphospholipid syndrome can cause significant problems with pregnancy:one or more late-term (>10 wks' gest) spontaneous abortions;one or more premature births of a physically healthy newborn at or before 34 weeks’ gestation because of severe hypertension (eclampsia);
three or more unexplained, successive, spontaneous abortions before 10 weeks’ gestation.

Question 6

if i have antiphospholipid syndrome, can i donate blood?

Accepted Answer

No, maybe for self : Aps is an autoimmune disease and antibodies are present in blood. Experiments of injecting serum (blood product) from aps patients to mice caused different changes in hyperactivity compared to normal serum or placebo. Aps may not be infectious but transient systemic effects can occur because of the presence of different anti phospholipid antibodies in the blood donation. Autologous donation is ok!

Question 7

would someone with antiphospholipid syndrome have an increase of factor 8?

Accepted Answer

Usually NOT: The mechanism of increased clotting in antiphospholipid syndrome (aps) is complex involving many levels of the clotting cascade. Although a paradoxical prolongation of the prothrombin or thromboplastin time is seen in the lab test (blood looks thinner), what happens inside the body could be the opposite - an increased risk of clotting that has nothing to do with levels of factor 8.

Question 8

what is antiphospholipid syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Short description: It involves arterial or venous clotting or specific pregnancy complications, with laboratory evidence of anti-phospholipid antibodies. Autoantibodies, meaning produced and directed against one's self, are to plasma proteins (many:) altering normal clotting leading to thrombus (clot) and/or pregancy complications like fetal death, recurrent early pregnancy loss, eclampsia, and others.

Question 9

what leads to antiphospholipid syndrome?

Accepted Answer

It is autoimmune: Antiphospholipid syndrome(aps) is an autoimmune condition which can be its own entity or associated with other connective tissue diseases such as lupus.  A diagnosis requires thorough evaluation by a rheumatologist.  Typically, we don't make a diagnosis after one test result.  The general rule of thumb is to repeat the test 3 months after the first one to confirm.  There is more than one test.

Question 10

can you explain antiphospholipid syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Short description: It involves arterial or venous clotting or specific pregnancy complications, with laboratory evidence of anti-phospholipid antibodies. Autoantibodies, meaning produced and directed against one's self, are to plasma proteins (many:) altering normal clotting leading to thrombus (clot) and/or pregancy complications like fetal death, recurrent early pregnancy loss, eclampsia, and others.

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