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Contraception and Pregnancy in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Lisa R. Sammaritano (Ed.)
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Hardback. Contraception and Pregnancy in Patients with Rheumatic Disease Editor(s): Sammaritano, Lisa R.; Bermas, Bonnie L. Num Pages: 313 pages, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFKC; MJM; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
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
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493906727
SKU
V9781493906727
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About Lisa R. Sammaritano (Ed.)
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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