Effects of pregnancy on chronic hepatitis "C" patients

ABSTRACT

Information available regarding the natural history and outcome of chronic HCV during pregnancy has been limited and inconclusive. Aims: To assess the effect of pregnancy on female infected with HCV. A review of 29 patients before and during pregnancy with established HCV-RNA positive attending our clinics between 2002 and 2004 for clinical presentation and laboratories. From 29 pregnant HCV-RNA positive women, 13 were spontaneously cleared from HCV during pregnancy, 9 with low vireamia, and 7 with moderate viaremia. The transminases reaching normal values during pregnancy. The above values remaining as that 3 months after delivery. completion of pregnancy in chronic HCV women is recommeded without any antiviral therapy, pregnancy is an immunological balancing act.