Polycystic Kidney Disease is a famous genetic kidney disease. Here are 6
frequently asked questions about Polycystic Kidney Disease which relates to
child heredity, pregnancy, disease history and treatment etc.
● Why Disease history of family is very important in diagnosis of PKD?
As mentioned above, Polycystic Kidney Disease is a kind of hereditary
disease. Most of patients get the disease from their parents and only a few
patients get the disease from genic mutation. If your family members have PKD
history, you will have a great chance to get the disease than other. This is why
family PKD history is so important in diagnosis of PKD.
● If I have PKD, what’s the morbidity of my children?
If one parent has PKD, the children have 50% of chance to get the disease. If
both parents have PKD, their next generation will get 75% of opportunity. There
are some tests which can help parents to know whether their fetus is
affected.
● Can PKD patients get pregnant?
Surely PKD patients have the chance to be a father or mother. However,
pregnancy will lead a burden to kidneys. Thereby, patients are suggested to have
baby when the disease is controlled well. If the cysts are large in size and in
number, they will threaten the fetus. Meantime, pregnant will make the
mother-to-be weak by aggravating PKD. Before you consider to have a baby, you
need a talk with your doctors. Otherwise, miscarriage may happen.
● Can Polycystic Kidney Disease be cured?
By far, there is no cure treatment available for patients with PKD. However,
there are treatments which can help control the disease and help patients live a
full life with PKD.
● Why my renal cysts relapse after surgery?
Renal cysts enlarge constantly, because the cyst fluids keep secreting.
However, surgery takes no effects in the lining cells. It only can cut off
several larger cysts. Once the larger cysts are removed, the small ones will get
more space to grow up rapidly. This is why your renal cysts enlarge again after
surgery. In addition, the cysts in kidneys are numerous, thereby, even repeated
surgery can not remove all cysts.
● What should I do to control the renal cysts?
Another current treatment to control renal cysts is Chinese herbal medicine.
When the ingredients of herbs arrive at the body, it can stop the proliferation
of lining cells, thus discontinues the further enlargement of all kidney cysts.
Meantime, herbs ingredients can transform the lining cells’ structures, which
can shrink the renal cysts naturally.
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