4,.Chronic kidney disease is asymptomatic in the early stages4/5
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE DISEASE IS ASYMPTOMATIC IN EARLY STAGES: According to Dr. Ajit K Huilgol Chief Consultant - Nephrology and Renal Transplant, "CKD is very dangerous as it is asymptomatic and progresses silently in the early stages. Kidney disease progresses to an advanced stage by the time the patients develop any of the following symptoms - weakness and fatigue, pain while urinating, swelling, frequency or urination, lower back pain, lack of appetite, vomiting and nausea and itching and skin rashes all over the body.
5.Women and kidney disease5/5
WOMEN AND KIDNEY DISEASE: Dr. Pallavi Patri, Consultant – Nephrologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield, "Chronic kidney disease can negatively impact a woman’s fertility and in some cases, the medication used to treat certain kidney diseases can have the same effect. Therefore, medications have to be carefully selected for women of child-bearing age. Pregnancy in itself carries risks for both the woman with CKD and her unborn child."
March 8th is the World Kidney Day. The theme of is the burden and impact of kidney disease on women.
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