Why can female epilepsy be inherited

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My sister got epilepsy very early, and then she has been taking medicine for many years. She has reached the marriageable age, but many people retreat when they know that she has epilepsy, saying that epilepsy is hereditary. Let's talk about why female epilepsy is inherited.

Why can female epilepsy be inherited

First: epilepsy in a few cases, there are irregular genetic effects, the majority of little impact, the size of the impact is mainly related to the cause. The incidence rate of patients with primary relatives was 3% - 4%, and incidence rate of 0 - 1% in secondary patients.

Second: both parents have epilepsy or one child has already been infected, the incidence rate of the third generation is 20%. Therefore, although the primary patients can get married, they should be restricted in childbearing. When choosing a spouse, epileptic patients should not choose people who have suffered from epilepsy or who have family history. The farther the blood relationship is, the better. In addition, the impact of the fetus mainly from the mother, the father with epilepsy generally do not have to worry.

Third: incidence rate of epilepsy: 4 to 7.2 times the incidence of epilepsy among the relatives of the patients with primary epilepsy, and 2 to 3.6 times of secondary epilepsy. If both parents had epilepsy or their children had epilepsy, the incidence of epilepsy in the third generation increased to 20%. Therefore, the heredity of primary epilepsy is very large, therefore, although the patients with primary epilepsy can get married, they should limit their fertility.

matters needing attention

Work pressure or endocrine disorders and other reasons may make women have epilepsy, as well as lack of sleep or fatigue. So epilepsy patients in peacetime must pay more attention to rest, develop good habits.