Table 2.

The impact of reproductive health on indications for renal biopsy in women with glomerular disease

Time of biopsy	Biopsy factors specific to reproductive health
Pre-pregnancy	•Ensures disease quiescence in relapsing-remitting glomerular disease to optimize future pregnancy outcome.
Pregnancy	•To facilitate diagnosis of glomerular disease in pregnancy, where histological diagnosis will alter management. •Increased risk of bleeding in meta-analysis (second trimester).
Postpartum	•Increased prevalence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis may be due to pregnancy unmasking of asymptomatic disease or causing hyperfiltration injury.