Question 1

can a fatty liver cause fertity issues?

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Possible: Your liver metabolizes alot of compounds.  Including your sex hormones.  Possible for fatty liver to change metabolism and alter level of sex hormones.

Question 2

can a fatty liver cause liver cancer?

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Yes: Steatosis, or fatty liver, can lead to steatohepatitis (inflammation of fatty liver cells) which can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and ultimately liver cancer (also called hepatocellular carcinoma).  Fortunately, by achieving an ideal body weight, you can often reverse  fatty liver changes before it is too late.

Question 3

can a diagnosis of a fatty liver cause a blood clot to form? thrombosis?

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: No. They are not related.

Question 4

can a fatty liver cause shaky upper body/hands when active and at rest and body weakness and fatigue?blood test showed borderline but no other answer

Accepted Answer

No: Look for some other cause. Consider reactive drop in the blood suger / early glucose intolerance as a possible cause.

Question 5

can fatty liver cause insamnia?

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Fatty Liver: Fatty liver probably not the reason for the insomnia. It could be from other causes.

Question 6

can fatty liver cause low platelet?

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Seek another cause: Fatty liver is extremely common, and if your platelets are low, the workup needs to continue. Liver disease will only drop the platelets (low thrombpoietin, hypersplenism) when it gets very much more advanced.

Question 7

can fatty liver cause sleep problem?

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Fatty liver: The simple answer is yes but there may be other reasons for sleep problems.
You need to bring this to the attention of your Primary doctor and/or Gastroenterologist.

Question 8

will fatty liver cause problems..trying to conceive?

Accepted Answer

Problem pregnancy: Fatty liver may not interfere with getting pregnant, but can cause problems during pregnancy.

Question 9

what could cause an enlarged spleen and a fatty liver?

Accepted Answer

Long standing: Fatty liver can lead to cirrhosis, and the associated portal hypertension can produce splenomegaly.

Question 10

can taking zyrtec (cetirizine) daily cause fatty liver?

Accepted Answer

Cetirizine: Cetirizine, in rare cases, can cause increased liver function tests and fatty liver disease, but the tests normalize when the drug is stopped.

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