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Will liver inflammation go away?

If you're diagnosed when some scar tissue has already formed, your liver can repair and even regenerate itself. Because of this, damage from liver disease can often be reversed with a well-managed treatment plan. Many people with liver disease do not look or feel sick even though damage is happening to their liver.

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Your liver performs essential, life-sustaining functions

In America, liver disease affects millions and is on the rise. Did you know there are more than 100 different types of liver disease? Living with long-term, chronic liver disease can cause damage to your liver. Common Causes of Liver Disease Viruses

Genetics

Autoimmune disease

Excessive use of alcohol

Poor diet and/or obesity

Reactions to medications, street drugs, or toxic chemicals Most liver diseases damage your liver in similar ways and for many, the progression of liver disease looks the same regardless of the underlying disease.

Early Diagnosis of Liver Disease is Very Important

Early diagnosis may prevent damage from occurring in your liver. Your liver is an incredible organ. If you’re diagnosed when some scar tissue has already formed, your liver can repair and even regenerate itself. Because of this, damage from liver disease can often be reversed with a well-managed treatment plan. Many people with liver disease do not look or feel sick even though damage is happening to their liver. At a certain point in the progression of liver disease damage can become irreversible and lead to liver failure, liver cancer, or death.

Visit the Progression of Liver Disease Toolkit.

Learn how you can help promote awareness of the progression of liver disease.

The Healthy Liver

We all need a healthy liver to live – it’s so essential that “live” is in the name!

Learn more about your liver.

Hepatitis (Inflammation)

While this controlled inflammation is essential to maintain proper function and balance in the liver, if it becomes dysregulated it drives the progression of liver disease. This diseased inflammation is called hepatitis.

Learn more about Hepatitis.

Fibrosis (Scarring)

When someone has liver disease, their liver enters into a very dangerous cycle. Persistent inflammation, or hepatitis, sends nonstop signals to repair cells to continue depositing collagen. The extra collagen stiffens around the tissue like it is supposed to in the healthy liver; but, instead of a signal being released to stop the inflammation and discard the extra collagen, the inflammation continues, and even more collagen is deposited, leading to more stiffening. This is how fibrosis develops.

Learn more about Fibrosis.

Cirrhosis (Severe Scarring)

Cirrhosis is where your liver is severely scarred and permanently damaged. While the word cirrhosis is most commonly heard when people discuss alcohol-induced liver disease, cirrhosis is caused by many forms of liver disease.

Learn more about Cirrhosis.

Liver Cancer

Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the cells of your liver. While several types of cancer can form in the liver, the most common type of liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, which begins in the main type of liver cells (hepatocytes).

Learn more about Liver Cancer.

Liver cancer patients and caregivers, please participate in a survey about the experiences and challenges faced during the patient's journey with the disease.

Liver Transplantation

Liver transplantation is a surgical procedure performed to remove a diseased or injured liver from one person and replace it with a whole or a portion of a healthy liver from another person, called the donor.

Learn more about Liver Transplantation.

What to Ask Your Doctor

The best thing anyone can do for their health is to stay engaged in their healthcare. Be an active member of your care team by regularly visiting your healthcare provider, undergoing routine surveillance when needed, making the most of your appointments by asking questions and learning more about your health.

Learn what to ask your doctor.

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How do I know if I am fertile enough to get pregnant?

If your menstrual cycle lasts 28 days and your period arrives like clockwork, it's likely that you'll ovulate on day 14. That's halfway through your cycle. Your fertile window begins on day 10. You're more likely to get pregnant if you have sex at least every other day between days 10 and 14 of a 28-day cycle.

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To boost your chances of getting pregnant, it helps to know when you're ovulating. Then you'll know when you and your partner should be having sex. Ovulation happens halfway through your cycle. Every woman’s cycle is different, so you have to pay attention to the signs. There are many ways you can tell if the time is right. What Are Ovulation Symptoms? Here are the signs you may have when your body releases an egg: Your basal or resting temperature falls slightly, then rises again. You can use a special thermometer to check your temperature every morning before you get out of bed. You’re most fertile 2 or 3 days before your temperature rises. Your cervical mucus becomes clearer and thinner with a slippery consistency, like egg whites. You may also notice: Tender breasts

Bloating

Cramps But these symptoms don’t always mean you’re ovulating.

How to Track Ovulation Symptoms Mark your calendar Take note of when your period begins and ends and know how long your cycle lasts. Doctors say it's best to have sex at least every other day, especially during the 5 days before you ovulate. They call this your "fertile window." Your egg only lives for about 12 to 24 hours. But sperm can survive for a few days inside your body, so it's ideal to have them already there waiting for your egg.

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