Child Bearing and Psoriasis

Statistics on the state of psoriasis during Pregnancy:

  • 40% - psoriasis during pregnancy has completely disappeared;
  • 32% - psoriasis during pregnancy has not changed;
  • 14% - psoriasis during pregnancy has become noticeably better;
  • 14% - psoriasis during pregnancy has become aggravated.

Everything, which can provoke psoriasis in the usual state, also pertains to pregnancy.

Good regimen (reasonable combination of leisure and activities), healthy diet, and avoiding stresses are very important for the normal development of your baby, and also it is very important for you to be comfortable during your pregnancy.

What about those 14% of women, in which psoriasis during pregnancy did aggravate? Main advice: your baby is now more important than psoriasis.

During pregnancy there occur major changes in the body in a sufficiently short time.

Hormonal shifts during pregnancy are inevitable, that's why psoriasis treatment at this time is practically useless.

Lubricate your skin with neutral soft moisturizing creams in order to soften the plaques.

Different cases of psoriasis during pregnancy:

  1. Psoriasis appeared with Morning sickness (Toxidrome; Toxic Syndrome; Toxicosis) and passed together with it. Morning sickness will usually pass rapidly; rarely does it stay for the entire pregnancy.

  2. Psoriasis passed on its own in the 4-5th month of the pregnancy - one morning it miraculously disappeared including the disappearance of the "on-duty plaques".

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Karen: ...
I'm currently going through a second missed miscarriage (waiting for tissue to pass naturally without D&C). My psoriasis (which is normally not very bad at all... just a few bumps in inner elbows and some on tummy) has increasingly gotten worse in the last couple of weeks. tons of itchy bumps on backs of knees and all over abdomen. I'm not sure if there is any correlation between miscarriages and psoriasis but thought it was worth mentioning on this site. I'm sure (as it was mentioned above) the pregnancy hormones that have come and now left may have a lot to do with flareup.
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October 26, 2011
Psoriasis Aid - Admin: ...
Good luck to you Kelly!
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July 29, 2011
Kelly: ...
I never had genital psoriasis until I got pregnant. The increased moisture in that area caused a significant flare. I'm still suffering through it now and keeping my fingers crossed that it will go away post-partum.
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July 28, 2011
Misline: ...
My psoriasis did not change much during my pregnancy. Few plaques apperead but nothing major. I took prenantals and evening primrose and also used bio oil and my skin looked pretty decent!
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February 26, 2011

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