Question 1

what is liver necrosis in pregnancy?

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Serious problem: You may be referring to a problem of either fatty liver infiltration or liver disease secondary to a condition like pre eclampsia.  Either way, the process leads to an elevation in blood tests that reflect damage to liver cells due to an underlying process.  This is a serious problem and needs to be addressed as to the underlying cause.  If it goes untreated it can lead to more serious consequence.

Question 2

i have a fibroid necrosis. will the fibroid shrink ? will it grow again during pregnancy? it's a 10 cm fibroid. mri reveals there's no blood in it.

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Uncertain.: All possibilities are open with a large fibroid as this - reduction in size, softening and degeneration with or without pain and preterm labor, or enlargement from pregnancy hormone effects. Your obstetrician and maternal-fetal medicine specialist can help with pain management and ultimate plans for removal postpartum.

Question 3

i've developed pain in my right hip that travels to my pelvic / vagina area since my second pregnancy, i suspect avascular necrosis, but not sure.?

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Get an xray: An MRI should be done if the x-ray is negative. Early avn may not show up on an x-ray.

Question 4

i have necrosis of the liver what can i expect?

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What's the cause?: An elite athlete can kill off huge numbers of his liver cells in a prolonged endurance event and they grow right back with the liver restored perfectly. This also happens after prolonged shock with recovery. If you have a chronic hepatitis (viral, immune) with ongoing cell damage, the outcome is whatever is expected for the hepatitis. Insist your physician tell you what's killing liver cells.

Question 5

what is acute fatty liver of pregnancy?

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Fatty liver: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (aflp) is a rare, potentially fatal complication that occurs in the third trimester or early postpartum period. Although the exact pathogenesis is unknown, this disease has been linked to an abnormality in fetal fatty acid metabolism. Early diagnosis of aflp sometimes can be difficult because it shares features with other common conditions such as pre-eclampsia, vira.

Question 6

how bad is acute fatty liver of pregnancy?

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Fatty liver/pregnanc: Is a real life threatening condition which occurs in third trimester or immediately following delivery
it is caused by fatty acid metabolism disturbed by mitpchondria in the mother due to deficiency in lchad, (long chain 3hydroxy-co enzymea dehydrogenase) enzyme.
 Condition used to be thought fatal in the past but aggressive treatment by stabilising mother with support with IV fluids and blood prod.

Question 7

symptoms of liver disease due to pregnancy?

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Various: There are several kinds of liver problems related to pregnancy.  If your skin or the whites of your eyes start looking yellow, if you are having pain in the upper right side of your abdomen, or if you are having nausea, vomiting & headaches later in pregnancy, tell your OB and be seen right away.  Some liver problems in pregnancy are mild, but others can be life-threatening and/or harm your baby.

Question 8

how do you fix acute fatty liver of pregnancy?

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Delivery: The cause is not well understood and delivery is the only chance to cure it.  Rarely, it can get very severe quickly in pregnancy.

Question 9

what is the cause of a fatty liver in pregnancy?

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Enzyme deficiency: The association of cases of acute fatty liver of pregnancy with one of the inherited defects in mitochondrial beta-oxidation of fatty acids (the acronym for which is lchad), suggests that some affected women and their fetuses might have an inherited enzyme deficiency in beta-oxidation that predisposes the mother to this disorder.

Question 10

what are the causes of a fatty liver of pregnancy?

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Enzyme deficiency: The association of cases of acute fatty liver of pregnancy with one of the inherited defects in mitochondrial beta-oxidation of fatty acids (the acronym for which is lchad), suggests that some affected women and their fetuses might have an inherited enzyme deficiency in beta-oxidation that predisposes the mother to this disorder.

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