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. 2021 Feb 5;71(3):604–610. doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02615-2

Table 1.

Questions for women in the childbearing age to ask their doctor when diagnosed with a high calcium level

1. What is the most likely diagnosis causing this high calcium level?
2. What tests do I need to make the diagnosis more likely? And are these tests influenced by pregnancy?
3. How will this affect pregnancy?
What will be the risks for my unborn child?
What will be the risks for me?
Which interventions are possible/necessary before, during and after pregnancy?
4. What can I do to minimalize complaints during and after the pregnancy?
5. How can we decrease my risk for preeclampsia?
6. Which drugs might be used during the pregnancy and what are their side effects?
7. How can you monitor my child?
8. How will my disease affect me after delivery?
9. How will this affect my child directly after delivery?
10. Can I breastfeed?
11. Who is in my multidisciplinary team and how can I reach them?
12. What can be done by my general practitioner?
13. What would be the risk of getting pregnant and to whom can I speak to for counseling?