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If i had high blood pressure with 2 previous pregnancies what is my chances of it happening again?

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Dr. Joel Gorfinkel answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

HBP again likely: if you had HBP with prior pregnancies it is likely to occur again with further pregnancies. You should discuss this issue with your OB doc before getting pregnant again.

Answered 3/13/2015

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