Pregnancy
Sarcoidosis generally does not prevent successful pregnancy and delivery; the endogenous estrogen in pregnancy may even have a slightly beneficial immunomodulatory effect. In most cases, the course of the disease is unaffected by pregnancy, with improvement in a few cases and worsening of symptoms in very few cases.
Autoimmune disorders, including sarcoidosis, are listed as a significant risk factor for developing pre-eclampsia, a hypertensive complication of the second and/or third trimesters of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is a high-risk condition and the patient should be referred to a maternal/fetal health expert, or perinatologist. http://www.preeclampsia.org/health-information/faq
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