Renal

The good news is male chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients can and do have children. Fertility in men with CKD As a rule, fertility, the ability for a man to impregnate a woman tends to decline as kidney function is lost . This is due to low levels of the …

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What are the chances of pregnancy in women on dialysis? Usually not good. Pregnancy in a woman on dialysis is rare. Fertility, the ability to become pregnant, is significantly reduced in women on dialysis. This is because having advanced kidney disease can decrease the ability to ovulate, which means the …

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Does pre-existing kidney disease affect the outcome of pregnancy? The kidney system undergoes significant changes during a normal pregnancy. It is important to know that pre-existing kidney disease can affect the outcome of pregnancy. At the same time, pregnancy can affect the progression of pre-existing kidney disease. Will the pregnancy …

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What are the chances of pregnancy in women with a kidney transplant? After a successful kidney transplant, a woman’s ability to become pregnant will usually return to normal. She has better general health compared to a woman on dialysis. It is easier for a woman with a kidney transplant to …

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The good news is chronic kidney disease (CKD) female patients can have and do have children. However, the ability to become pregnant tends to decline as kidney function is lost due to low levels of the hormones that control egg production. Women with advanced kidney disease often do not ovulate, …

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Introduction Each person has 2 kidneys situated in the lower back. Each kidney is made up of ~ 1 million tiny filtering units called the “glomeruli”. The glomeruli filter or cleanse our blood continuously to produce urine to remove waste products, salts and excess water from our body. Diseases that …

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Introduction Each person has 2 kidneys situated in the lower back. Each kidney is made up of ~ 1 million tiny filtering units called the “glomeruli”. The glomeruli filter or cleanse our blood continuously to produce urine to remove waste products, salts and excess water from our body. Diseases that …

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Proteinuria One of the earliest signs of kidney disease is the detection of protein in the urine, hence named proteinuria. The kidneys make urine by filtering blood. Protein from the food that you eat is broken down in the stomach and absorbed into the blood stream. Usually, no protein leaks …

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Haematuria Haematuria is defined as the presence of blood in the urine. When the bleeding is visible or can be seen by the naked eye it is termed frank haematuria or macroscopic haematuria. The urine may be pink, red or brownish in colour due to the blood present in it. …

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Radiological imaging There are various radiological procedures that may be done when an individual is diagnosed to have chronic kidney disease. These tests are done when the doctor suspects that you may have certain diseases that can be detected by the procedure, for example, stone disease, tumor, structural abnormalities, etc. …

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