Patient's question:
I have epilepsy and have always been afraid to have a baby, afraid of passing this disease to him. But my husband always wants a baby. Actually, does epilepsy have a hereditary effect across generations?Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to the situation you described, epilepsy is mostly caused by brain diseases, and in most cases, it is not inherited across generations, and pregnancy is not affected. Epilepsy patients have a 2-3% chance of inheriting it across generations, and the incidence of epilepsy in offspring is twice that of the general population. The probability of inheritance across generations is low, and most cases of epilepsy are not inherited across generations. As a genetic disease, epilepsy brings great distress to the patients' families, especially to some newly married couples, but patients should not worry too much.