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What Is The Effect Of SGPT On Growing Foetus And The Mother?

Hi, the pathological reports of my wife, who is in her 8th month of pregnancy, are as under:

          RESULT                    REF RANGE

Hb           11.1g                    

Blood glucose      87 mg                    70-110

LFT

Bilirubin total      0.60mg                    0.3-1.4

S.G.P.T.(ALT)      219                    5-40

S.Alkaline phosphate(ALT)      131 IU/L               15-112 IU/L

How can this affect my wife and growing foetus? What can be the possible causes? Any medication?

Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
raised level of SGPT suggests injury to liver cells or hepatocytes.
Injury to hepatocytes can occur due to infection mainly with alcoholic liver disease, viruses, drugs, toxins etc.
Thus, elevated levels of SGPT suggests some liver disease in mother.
Some of the infections can be transmitted to the baby.
Thus, it is important to know the cause of elevated SGPT and thus treat the condition.
The level of alkaline phosphatase is also slightly elevated which is due to alcohol liver disease or disordrs of biliary tract.


Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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What Is The Effect Of SGPT On Growing Foetus And The Mother?

Hello and welcome to HCM, raised level of SGPT suggests injury to liver cells or hepatocytes. Injury to hepatocytes can occur due to infection mainly with alcoholic liver disease, viruses, drugs, toxins etc. Thus, elevated levels of SGPT suggests some liver disease in mother. Some of the infections can be transmitted to the baby. Thus, it is important to know the cause of elevated SGPT and thus treat the condition. The level of alkaline phosphatase is also slightly elevated which is due to alcohol liver disease or disordrs of biliary tract. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal