Why did my post partum check up show AST 62 and ALT 92?
Patient: Hello doctorI just delivered a baby befor 6 week.During Postpartum checkup everything bilirubin alp Alubimin shows normal except my AST is 62 and ALT is 92. I don't have any liver disease and i don't have any problem in pregnancy. I took progesterone tab until 12 weeks of pregnant. Doctor: Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.SGOT and SGPT  are sensitive indicators of liver damage or injury from different types of diseases or conditions, and collectively they are termed liver tests or liver blood tests. So the next step is to look for certain liver damage and most common casue is fatty liver disease. It should be confirmed by ultrasound. Other causes are viral hepatitis,cirrhosis, medications, alcohol intake or autoimmune diseases. To verify exact cause, US, bilirubin levels and tumor markers should be additionaly done Then appropriate treatment can be started.I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.