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What Do My Liver Function Test Results Indicate?

My wife is 30 weeks pregnent. Due to belly itching our doctor suggest for lft test. We found her sgot 182 ul and sgpt 160 ul as well as alkaline phosphatase 170 ul. This is high than average.. Please do suggest me if this is going to be a issue for our baby.... .. And some suggestion to overcome from this.. My doctor suggest me to take ursokem 300 2 tab daily. Actually we had a previous bad experience. That time our baby expired after 4th day of delivery due to breathing problem... that s why am too much worried about it.. please do help me out..
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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SGOT(AST) and SGPT(ALT) values are normally below 40 Units in an individual. Your doctor is wise enough to get it checked on the basis of itching symptom in your wife. Physiological stress of pregnancy often leads to slight derangement of liver function, leading to mild elevations(upto 200 Units) in SGOT and SGPT. Serum bilirubin, which normally remains below 1mg/dL raises and often cause itching. Ursodeoxycholic acid (ursokem) is drug used to facilitate the liver function deranged due to a very common cause called cholestasis of pregnancy(about 1-2 per 1000 pregnancies). It is a risk factor for premature delivery. So you should keep in touch with your doctor frequently, ask your wife to take cold baths and remain in a cool environment. Vitamin K supplements, natural dietary resources beneficial for liver, fetal monitoring and many other methods are advisable in this condition to decrease the risk. Do not worry, but get alert. Keep in touch with your doctor, take second opinion, keep monitoring the liver functions and follow the advise without panicking. Upgrade your knowledge about "cholestasis of pregnancy" by authentic web resources. By taking proper measures, your child will definitely be safe and sound after birth.
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What Do My Liver Function Test Results Indicate?

SGOT(AST) and SGPT(ALT) values are normally below 40 Units in an individual. Your doctor is wise enough to get it checked on the basis of itching symptom in your wife. Physiological stress of pregnancy often leads to slight derangement of liver function, leading to mild elevations(upto 200 Units) in SGOT and SGPT. Serum bilirubin, which normally remains below 1mg/dL raises and often cause itching. Ursodeoxycholic acid (ursokem) is drug used to facilitate the liver function deranged due to a very common cause called cholestasis of pregnancy(about 1-2 per 1000 pregnancies). It is a risk factor for premature delivery. So you should keep in touch with your doctor frequently, ask your wife to take cold baths and remain in a cool environment. Vitamin K supplements, natural dietary resources beneficial for liver, fetal monitoring and many other methods are advisable in this condition to decrease the risk. Do not worry, but get alert. Keep in touch with your doctor, take second opinion, keep monitoring the liver functions and follow the advise without panicking. Upgrade your knowledge about cholestasis of pregnancy by authentic web resources. By taking proper measures, your child will definitely be safe and sound after birth.