I vote that I have the worst genes in the family. Obviously, there's the PKD thing (which is a sporatic mutation) and I am heterozygous for Factor V Leiden (which I inherited). And I'm only now learning that these are really no good together.
I'm currently reading about women with Factor V Leiden and they. have. miscarriages. Some of them have had five or more. It's really scary. I have noted that having this worsens the pregnancy toll on my kidneys. I am at an even higher risk for pre-eclampsia, which is deadly, folks.
It's a little unnerving for me. Luckily, there is a thing called Lovenox you can take during your pregnancy (a lot of women swear by it), but I'm not sure it would be safe for use since it says: tell your doctor if you have kidney disease. But other women are saying that, even when they did use it, they developed clots and miscarried or delivered early.
Maybe it's a wonderful thing that I grew up not wanting kids, because it looks like there is a chance I may not have any. Babies aren't completely off the table, but I need to ask a lot of questions. Right now, it looks okay as the pre-eclampsia risk from the PKD only happens after high blood pressure is developed (which it's not right now). I can deal with the FVL things if they even happen.
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