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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 936153" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>That's a good question and women and doctors probably wish they knew the answer. You would know a great deal more about this than I do (never been pregnant). I've known of 2 or 3 women among friends and family over the years who were close to getting P-E. Hopefully your specialists will be able to give you their best estimates of all the risk factors.</p><p></p><p>I think when doctors suggest meds with scary side effects they should explain fully how many people get those effects, so you can make an informed choice. Particularly with obstetrics and gynaecology, there seems to be a culture of doctor knows best, which can be hard to come up against. I've had to deal with this many times as a patient. The modern, enlightened, way of doing medicine is for the doc to explain everything fully, and answer all questions the patient has, and let them make the final decision. Anything less is substandard IMO.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! You don't need extra worries at this time. It's supposed to be a happy time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 936153, member: 43498"] That's a good question and women and doctors probably wish they knew the answer. You would know a great deal more about this than I do (never been pregnant). I've known of 2 or 3 women among friends and family over the years who were close to getting P-E. Hopefully your specialists will be able to give you their best estimates of all the risk factors. I think when doctors suggest meds with scary side effects they should explain fully how many people get those effects, so you can make an informed choice. Particularly with obstetrics and gynaecology, there seems to be a culture of doctor knows best, which can be hard to come up against. I've had to deal with this many times as a patient. The modern, enlightened, way of doing medicine is for the doc to explain everything fully, and answer all questions the patient has, and let them make the final decision. Anything less is substandard IMO. Good luck! You don't need extra worries at this time. It's supposed to be a happy time :) [/QUOTE]
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