Which disease process improves during pregnancy?

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Although the reason is unclear, marked improvement is seen with rheumatoid arthritis in pregnancy. Unfortunately relapse occurs within 36 months postpartum. With epilepsy, the effect of pregnancy is variable and unpredictable. Seizures may increase, decrease, or remain the same. Bell's palsy was thought to be the result of infection by a virus three times more common during pregnancy and generally occurring in the third trimester. The patient with SLE can have a normal pregnancy but must be treated as high risk because 50% of all births will be premature. Pregnancy can exacerbate SLE.

Which Disease Process Improves During Pregnancy