Hypotension Inheritance

[haute_doll]

My boyfriend and i both have low blood pressure and his was inherited from his father where all his other 2 siblings are inherited too. As for mine, it was passed down from my grandmother to my mum and to me. I've heard that if both parents have hypotension, their baby is most likely to be unhealthy. Does that mean that it's impossible for my boyfriend and i to have a complete and healthy family?

His parents strictly object their children's partners to have hypotension. And so we have never told them about my condition. But this has been bothering my boyfriend and i for we really want this relationship to work out and that i myself would very much want to have children with him as well.

[Richard Pomerance, Ph.D]

Suggest you try heart, cardiovascular, family medicine.

Regards,

--Dr. P.

[haute_doll]

I see. But will you reccommend which section of Medhelp should i post this question in?

Thanks for your respond.
Regards.

[Richard Pomerance, Ph.D]

The first step is to answer your medical question about the health of your potential children. I would suggest you get a determination about this, perhaps at another section of Medhelp. This question is outside my area of expertise.

If it turns out to be a serious and un-fixable issue, you will indeed be faced with deciding what is both the loving AND the responsible thing to do. At that point you will need to reflect and weigh the issues. You may also need some counseling to come to a conclusion that everyone can live with over time.

Dr. Pomerance