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@mrskansas: did they check your ANA? Do you have any symptoms of lupus? After I had my daughter, I started displaying symptoms of lupus (it is common to have it and never know and for pregnancy hormones to kick it into gear). Did they test you for different antibodies?

@mrskansas: I'm interested to hear what your doc says. Good luck!

I was a CLS (Clinical Laboratory Scientist) before I was a mom. The lupus anticoagulant actually has nothing to do with lupus the disease. If you test positive for lupus anticoagulant, it puts you at higher risk for thrombosis. But...are those your actual results in your post? If so, you actually tested negative ("not detected") for LA. The result that is abnormal is your PTT (partial thromboplastin time) which is just slightly elevated.

I had the lupus anticoagulant trigger once on a test for an RE. From my understanding it has to do with an increased miscarriage risk. They had me give myself some sort of blood thinner injections in my stomach to help sustain the pregnancy and, my understanding is, I would have continued (possibly the whole pregnancy?) if that had turned out to be a viable pregnancy. When I changed REs, they looked at my numbers and said I was not far enough over (or under, I can't remember) the limit that it was worth doing.

Sorry so vague. It was a couple years ago. But I have gone on to have a successful pregnancy without having to do the injections.

Good luck!

@mrskansas: I'm not sure about that specific test, but I also had one of about 40 results come back slightly elevated. I've asked four doctors now about it, and none have been concerned. Two have said it only would have been concerning if other clotting factors came back positive.

FX that's the case for this slightly high one for you too!

ETA: but I also decided on my own to go on baby aspirin because I did get a positive MTHFR result (which none have been too phased by, even though it's a homozygous result), and none have thought there's any harm in me taking that precaution.

And I have to say, my periods are SO much easier to handle now! TMI...but It's way less painful when you're bleeding vs. passing clots constantly!