Will epilepsy bequeath to children

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I am a epilepsy patient, but the condition is not particularly serious, the doctor also said I must take medicine on time, so that I can control the disease. But now that we are just married, we want to have a baby, but we are afraid of heredity. Next, I will tell you whether epilepsy will be inherited to our children.

Will epilepsy bequeath to children

First: epilepsy has a certain genetic probability, but not every type of epilepsy will be inherited. There are many different types of epilepsy, most of which are acquired. Part of epilepsy has genetic tendency, but the heredity is not very sure. Studies on twins with epilepsy have shown that children with epilepsy have genetic susceptibility.

Second, the prevalence of epilepsy in relatives of idiopathic epilepsy was 3. 8%-10。 8%, some as high as 19. 8% - 35%, significantly higher than 1% - 4% of symptomatic epilepsy. The latter is 0.6% higher than the common people. 3~0。 The closer the blood relationship with the patients, the higher the prevalence rate. Epilepsy has a certain genetic tendency, which many epilepsy patients and their families want to know. May also be intergenerational inheritance, epilepsy children about 2. 4%-4。 3% have epilepsy, 3-4 times higher than the normal population, but the farther the blood relationship, the smaller the genetic probability.

Third: the congenital epilepsy factors and acquired environmental factors will work together, as long as we pay attention to prevent all kinds of epileptic brain damage and adverse environmental factors, the offspring can avoid the onset. For marriage and childbearing is everyone's right, for epilepsy patients is the same, there are many people think that epilepsy patients can't get married and childbearing, think epilepsy will be genetic, for these, epilepsy experts say, epilepsy has a certain genetic tendency, but not all epilepsy will be genetic, some epilepsy patients through marriage mental state regulation.

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Epilepsy is hereditary, but patients with congenital epilepsy is relatively small. Before pregnancy, it is also recommended to go to the hospital for a thorough physical examination. Although it is hereditary, the probability of inheritance is relatively small. We don't have to have too much pressure and worry.