Polycystic Kidney Disease, as a genetic disease, threats our offspring directly, but it does not mean children are born with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Generally, PKD can be detected out when sufferers grow to 20 and in their 30, varies symptoms begin to appear. Before PKD damage impair our kidney function, sexual intercourse are allowed and suffers can live as freely as normal people.Life Expectancy of a PKD Patient with Protein and Blood in Urine
However, occurrence of symptoms of Polycystic Kidney Disease indicates kidney functions have been impaired badly. Poor kidney function always brings lots of inconveniences to sufferers, including the restriction of sexual intercourse. However, not every Polycystic Kidney Disease patients have no chance to have sexual intercourse. For these whose illness condition and physical condition are not very poor, they are allowed, but they need to pay attention to the health of private parts in order to avoid the infections. Also, taking proper contraception measures is very necessary.How Is Hyperlipidemia Related to PKD
For some female Polycystic Kidney Disease patients, although they are allowed to have sexual intercourse with their lover, they are not suggested to have a baby, because pregnancy always accelerate their disease and thus push them into dialysis or kidney transplant directly. Therefore, for the sake of their health, they had better give up the idea of giving birth to a baby.
