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What is the prevalence of Antiphospholipid / Hughes Syndrome?
Prevalence of Antiphospholipid / Hughes Syndrome: how many people are affected worldwide, differences by sex and region, with sources.
I have always heard it is not as rare as thought to be. So I don't know.
Posted May 18, 2017 by Tauren 2100
It is more common in women than men and often goes in diagnosed in both cases. In women it can cause miscarriage of pregnancy due to blood clotting in the placenta or umbilical cord. It is not routinely tested for except in women with multiple miscarriages.
Posted Sep 8, 2017 by Kevin 302
It is more prominent in females
Posted Oct 30, 2017 by Denise Hampson 2000
It is not more common in women than men, it is just more diagnosed in women because of miscarriage/pregnancy problems. In both men and women it is underdiagnosed because not a lot of doctors know much about it. Most med students (at least here in Canada) cover APS in one day.
Posted Nov 16, 2017 by Jenni 300
About 200,000 in the U.S.
Posted Feb 3, 2018 by Lhrlovesmar 3550
One to two percent per 100,000.
Posted Aug 17, 2022 by gloria_kazan 7450
