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Cholestasis in pregnancy

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Pops1307 · 29/10/2013 12:04

Hi, I'm looking for some advise about cholestasis. I had this with my first pregnancy so have been carefully monitored this time around with my second. Everything was fine till I got to 35 weeks and my liver ALT was raised to 282 which should be under 40 and my bike acids were raised too, I was given steroid injections there and then for the baby, started on Urso tablets and was told that I would be havin the baby delivered within the week. They repeated my bloods a couple of days later and bile acids returned to normal but ALT risen to 325, the consultant told me my liver was bordering on not functioning properly and would probably deliver in next couple of days. They repeated bloods again and bile acids were still normal but ALT had gone down to 212. Now since bloods have gone down (but to me are still high if should be under 40) they do not seem as concerned at all and have just basically been left for a week until my next appt with consultant. But my itching is now unbearable, so much worse and I am beginning to panic. Has anyone had experience of bloods going down and then back up or once they start going down will they just continue. The midwife I spoke to said I'm fine now and no need to deliver baby early. But all sites on cholestasis say the risk of still birth goes up after 37 weeks and I'm 37 weeks this Thursday. Sorry for the long essay but any opinions and experience of this would be much appreciated. xx

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quackojuliet · 29/10/2013 13:13

No experience I'm afraid but following with interest as i'm currently being monitored for raised ALT levels (initially 120 but gone down to 48 for past 2 tests without intervention). No itching though or apparent reason for the raise and reduction so bit of a mystery at present.
Since you are itching a lot and have been 'left' I would try and get back on their case and push for an earlier appt, expressing your concerns. As you say it is important to have OC watched carefully due to the (very small) increased risk of stillbirth.

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