can you explain antiphospholipid syndrome?

Question

Can aps (antiphospholipid syndrome) cause ed?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Blood tests: Anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (less well known as hughes syndrome) is an autoimmune syndrome leading to a hypercoagulable state. This can lead to formation of abnormal blood clots and trouble with miscarriages. The diagnosis is made with blood tests.

Answer 3

Hughes Syndrome: Antiphospholipid syndrome is a clotting disorder that can be diagnosed by a few simple blood tests.

Answer 4

Clotting problems: Hughes syndrome is characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies along with excessive arterial and venous clotting. It is an autoimmune disease and can develop into lupus. Women with antiphospholipid syndrome often have complications with pregnancy, like miscarriages, still births and pre-eclampsia.

Answer 5

Hughes Syndrome: Antiphospholipid syndrome. Increased risk of clot disorders and thrombosis.

Answer 6

Autoimmune clotting: Try here: http://www.Hughes-syndrome.Org/symptoms.Htm.

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

Blood Clots.: Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) can exist on its own or in association with another autoimmune condition such as lupus. It is caused by antibodies that increase the risk of blood clots. These antibodies also interfere with routine laboratory tests of blood clotting by binding to phospholipids, hence the name. The symptoms of APS can include blood clots, Raynaud's and pregnancy loss.

Answer 9

Autoimmune disease : Also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (apeced) or as whitaker syndrome. It is associated with candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, and adrenal failure. No cure exist to date and treatment is typically hormonal replacement and anti fungal treatment if needed. Of note, type 1 is far less common than type 2.

Answer 10

APS-1: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1: too much info to fit in this small window. Following site covers topic very thoroughly, provides links for diagnosis & treatments, & even links to physicians who treat this rare disorder: http://ghr.Nlm.Nih.Gov/condition/autoimmune-polyglandular-syndrome-type-1.

Answer 11

APLS: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is an autoimmune disease that can cause the blood to clot more easily. This can put an individual at increased risk of some health problems like blood clots or pregnancy problems like miscarriage or stillbirth or pre-eclampsia. It can be treated with medications which help prevent blood clots, like Coumadin (warfarin) or Heparin or lovenox.

Answer 12

Antiphospholipid ...: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is an autoimmune disorder where abnormal antibodies in the blood can cause recurrent pregnancy losses (repeated miscarriages) or blood clots in the leg veins (deep venous thrombosis or dvt) or lungs (pulmonary embolism or pe). We look for these antibodies in women with two or more miscarriages. It is treated with low dose Aspirin plus Heparin or Lovenox (enoxaparin) shots.

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