Pregnancy After Kidney Transplantation

Overview

Journal Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

Specialty Nephrology

Date 2008 Mar 20

PMID 18308999

Citations 24

Authors

Dianne B McKay

Michelle A Josephson

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Abstract

Reproductive success is a common, expected outcome for male and female recipients of solid-organ transplants. Men can father children, and women can become pregnant and carry the fetus to delivery. There are, however, important maternal and fetal complications that need to be considered to provide optimal care to the mother and her infant. Although pregnancy is common after the transplantation of all solid organs, guidelines for optimal counseling and clinical management are limited. This review discusses information to help the physician counsel the kidney transplant recipient about risks of pregnancy for the mother and the fetus and provides information to help guide treatment of the pregnant transplant recipient.

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