[THe effect of pregnancy on the long-term course of chronic glomerulonephritis]

During a long-term study in 34 out of 154 women with bioptically ascertained glomerulonephritis 38 pregnancies were observed. The clinical manifestation took place three times during and thirteen times immediately after the end of the pregnancy. Apart from membranoproliferative glomerulonephritides all morphological forms of glomerulonephritis were present. A nephrotic syndrome was existing in 14 women (41.2%). The patients with pregnancy after on an average 11.3 years observation time showed a stabile renal function in 85.3% in contrast to 71.9% of the other female patients (not significant). The pregnancy, including a nephrotic syndrome, does not deteriorate the long-term prognosis of the glomerulonephritis.