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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic liver disease with unknown origins. AIH is immune-mediated and affects 16-18 out of a 100,000 populace in Europe. AIH is known for its unusual and adaptive immune response that targets liver autoantigens and other cells that can lead to liver inflammation. If untreated, AIH can cause chronic hepatitis, leading to progressive fibrosis and eventually liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. But how does AIH affect pregnant women? AIH During Pregnancies Various factors affect a person's exposure to AIH. These factors include genetics and the current environment that the patient is living in. Autoimmune hepatitis  primarily affects females who are at a young, child-bearing age. Recently, studies have shown that pregnant patients with AIH are increasing due to developments in vitro fertilization and other advanced gynaecological procedures. Pregnant patients with AIH can experience disease remission during pregnancy. These women will have to deal with so...

  More than 400 million people all over the world are currently living with Hepatitis B or C. hepatitis cause the inflammation of liver, leading to cirrhosis (chronic scarring) which can prove to be fatal later in life. Every year more than 1.4 million people die from hepatitis. Not only that, one of the most dangerous hepatitis effect is infertility. If hepatitis prevention is not undertaken, here’s how it can effect female and male fertility. Hepatitis and Male Fertility Many chronic diseases have the ability to effect the sperm count and motility rate. In the recent years, many researches and clinical trials have indicated that HCV can significantly cause a decrease in sperm count, semen volume, increase in abnormal sperm morphology, if compared with some healthy controls and progressive sperm motility rate. The hepatitis effect on fertility is further correlated with negative effect on sperm motility and volume, where the RNA viral HCV load was negatively correlated wit...