Contraception and Pregnancy in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
. Ed(S): Sammaritano, Lisa R.; Bermas, Bonnie L.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Sammaritano, Lisa R.; Bermas, Bonnie L. Num Pages: 326 pages, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFKC; MJM; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Rheumatic (or systemic autoimmune) diseases disproportionately affect young women: the female-to-male ratio for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus during the reproductive years is approximately 9:1. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, women with rheumatic disease diagnoses were often advised to avoid pregnancy due to fear of disease exacerbation and adverse outcome. In more recent years, many women with rheumatic disease have deferred childbearing until a later age due to active disease or unsafe therapies. However, with advances in rheumatology therapies, obstetric monitoring, and reproductive medicine technologies, increasing numbers of women with rheumatic diseases are pursuing pregnancy. As a result, obstetricians ... Read more
Rheumatic (or systemic autoimmune) diseases disproportionately affect young women: the female-to-male ratio for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus during the reproductive years is approximately 9:1. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, women with rheumatic disease diagnoses were often advised to avoid pregnancy due to fear of disease exacerbation and adverse outcome. In more recent years, many women with rheumatic disease have deferred childbearing until a later age due to active disease or unsafe therapies. However, with advances in rheumatology therapies, obstetric monitoring, and reproductive medicine technologies, increasing numbers of women with rheumatic diseases are pursuing pregnancy. As a result, obstetricians ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493953332
SKU
V9781493953332
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About . Ed(S): Sammaritano, Lisa R.; Bermas, Bonnie L.
Lisa R. Sammaritano Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY USA Bonnie L. Bermas Division of Rheumatology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, MA USA
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