Liver problems during and after pregnancy

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Hello,

originally posted this in general health thread but no replies.

I had itching around 25ish wks pregnancy, maybe later. LFTs normal and not sure if they checked bile acids, was never checked again despite itching continuing.

During induction I asked them to repeat them due to itching and they’re were abnormally high along with high bile acids. After delivery they eventually came down after a couple of weeks.

Since then (now 5 months postpartum) they’ve been up and down and I’m under a Hepatologist. I remained asymptotic until recently when itching restarted. Ultrasounds have been normal, now awaiting biopsy and MRI.

completely petrified and wondering if anyone has been through anything similar. Consultant isn’t really pointing towards anything and is unsure until more results are in. I’ve had loads of bloods so far like antibodies which are negative.

So scared for what my future hold and how long I’ve got with my children, I’m 33.

Hi how's it going? This sounds stressful. Sounds like you had icp. My levels remained high after pregnancy too. They did go down a few months later, I never had a referral though. I'm 2 years post partum now and I do have gallstones but just had some liver tests and they were all over the place so hoping to get bumped up the list for gallstone referal as it could be linked (been waiting 11 months to be seen so far). I know that the itching with icp can come back linked to your cycles / birth control.

Hope you're OK and that you might have had some answers by now?