A 45-year-old member asked:
can there be any pregnancy risks for women with discoid lupus?
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
No: Discoid le should prevent no problems. As a precaution, as a rheumatologist, i would make sure coagulation studies were normal prior to attempting pregnancy.
Answered on Apr 5, 2013
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