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Does hypertension due to preeclampsia make you forever hypertension?is it the same hypertension and preeclampsia?normal bp after delvery almost 2years

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Dr. Bachar Al-Alami answered

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No ,look below: 1-chronic (preexisting) hypertension : starts before 20 weeks and last up to 12 weeks post partum. 2-gestational hypertension: first detected after 20 weeks of gestation in the absence of proteinuria or other diagnostic features of preeclampsia.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 9/21/2016

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