Is IgA nephropathy sexually transmitted?

Written by Zhou Qi
Nephrology
Updated on September 04, 2024
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IgA nephropathy, a type of chronic glomerulonephritis, does not transmit through sexual intercourse. This condition involves a sterile inflammatory response within the glomeruli of the kidneys, not caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Instead, it results from an immune dysfunction, causing inflammation in the glomeruli without any infectious agents. Therefore, IgA nephropathy is not contagious, and sexual intercourse does not pose a risk of transmitting the condition to a sexual partner. As such, patients with IgA nephropathy can engage in sexual activities if their physical condition permits.

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How to deal with swollen feet in IgA nephropathy?

IgA nephropathy is a pathological type of chronic glomerulonephritis, and patients are prone to edema. The treatment of this edema is divided into two aspects: First, it is necessary to control the condition of IgA nephropathy itself. If there is a significant amount of proteinuria or a large formation of crescents in the glomeruli, the patient may need to use steroids and immunosuppressive agents to control the inflammatory response in the glomeruli. This is the fundamental approach to treating this disease. Second, symptomatic treatment is applied. For mild edema, no special treatment is generally required. However, for severe edema or even systemic edema, it may be appropriate to use diuretics to increase urine output, which can alleviate the patient's edema. However, this is not a solution to the root cause of the problem.

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Is IgA nephropathy sexually transmitted?

IgA nephropathy, a type of chronic glomerulonephritis, does not transmit through sexual intercourse. This condition involves a sterile inflammatory response within the glomeruli of the kidneys, not caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Instead, it results from an immune dysfunction, causing inflammation in the glomeruli without any infectious agents. Therefore, IgA nephropathy is not contagious, and sexual intercourse does not pose a risk of transmitting the condition to a sexual partner. As such, patients with IgA nephropathy can engage in sexual activities if their physical condition permits.

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IgA nephropathy stages 1, 2, 3 criteria

According to the standards of the World Health Organization, IgA nephropathy is classified into five stages pathologically. The first stage is where most glomeruli appear normal under light microscopy, with only minor mesangial proliferation or associated cellular proliferation, generally showing slight changes without damage to the tubules and interstitium; The second stage indicates mild lesions where over fifty percent of the glomeruli are normal, with only a small portion of the glomeruli showing mesangial cell proliferation, glomerular sclerosis adhesion, and other changes, without the formation of crescents; The third stage is focal segmental glomerulonephritis, characterized by diffuse proliferation of mesangial cells and widening of the mesangial areas, with the lesions exhibiting focal segmental changes and comparatively mild interstitial lesions.

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Does stage 2 IgA nephropathy require treatment?

IgA nephropathy can be divided into five stages, where stages one to two are relatively mild, early stages, and generally have a good prognosis. For patients with stage two IgA nephropathy, it is rare for the condition to progress to uremia, but whether treatment is needed largely depends on the clinical manifestations of the IgA nephropathy. If a patient with IgA nephropathy has a 24-hour urinary protein quantification greater than 0.5g, it is advisable to use an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor antagonist to protect kidney function and reduce urinary protein. If a stage two IgA nephropathy patient only shows microscopic hematuria, drug treatment is not necessary. However, routine urinalysis and kidney function monitoring should be conducted in daily life, and if an infection occurs, timely anti-infection treatment should be administered. If a stage two IgA nephropathy patient has significant proteinuria, steroid treatment is often required. (Medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Can IgA nephropathy be cured?

IgA nephropathy cannot be completely cured. IgA nephropathy is a type of chronic glomerulonephritis and is a chronic disease. Currently, it is incurable in medical practice. However, many patients have only mild symptoms, such as mild hematuria, proteinuria, and minor kidney damage, and timely long-term management of the disease usually does not lead to severe consequences. Some patients, on the other hand, have relatively severe conditions and require treatment with steroid medications. Most of these patients can achieve relatively good treatment outcomes and ultimately avoid severe kidney failure. However, a very small number of patients may eventually experience significant proteinuria and even severe renal failure.