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Proceedings From the American College of Rheumatology Reproductive Health Summit: The Management of Fertility, Pregnancy, and Lactation in Women With Autoimmune and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases
Author(s) -
Kavanaugh Arthur,
Cush John J.,
Ahmed Mahmoud S.,
Bermas Bonnie L.,
Chakravarty Eliza,
Chambers Christina,
Clowse Megan,
Curtis Jeffrey R.,
Dao Kathryn,
Hankins Gary D. V.,
Koren Gideon,
Kim Seoyoung C.,
Lapteva Larissa,
Mahadevan Uma,
Moore Thomas,
Nolan Martha,
Ren Zhaoxia,
Sammaritano Lisa R.,
Seymour Sally,
Weisman Michael H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arthritis care and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.032
H-Index - 163
eISSN - 2151-4658
pISSN - 2151-464X
DOI - 10.1002/acr.22516
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatology , pregnancy , summit , fertility , lactation , obstetrics , gynecology , population , environmental health , genetics , physical geography , biology , geography
Most autoimmune and systemic inflammatory diseases are more common in women than in men, including women of child-bearing age. Therefore, for many of our patients, family planning is an important clinical issue. The management of pregnancy in autoimmune diseases is complex, benefitting optimally from a multidisciplinary approach that takes into consideration: prepregnancy counseling; treatments received prior to, during, and after pregnancy; early recognition of both obstetric complications and medical complications relating to the underlying disease; prenatal fetal development; and postnatal management of the