2021 recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the gynecological and obstetric care of patients with Sjogren's syndrome.
Fabiola Reis OliveiraValeria ValimSandra Gofinet PasotoMarilena Leal Mesquita Silvestre FernandesMaria Lucia Lemos LopesSonia Cristina de Magalhães Souza FialhoAysa César PinheiroLaura Caldas Dos SantosSimone AppenzellerTania FidelixSandra Lucia Euzébio RibeiroDanielle Christinne Soares Egypto de BritoTatiana LibórioMaria Carmen Lopes Ferreira Silva SantosLeandro TanureJuliana DAgostino GennariVinicius Tassoni CivileAna Carolina Pereira Nunes PintoCésar Ramos Rocha-FilhoSamira Tatiyama MiyamotoLissiane Karine Noronha GuedesAlisson PugliesiVirginia Fernandes Moça TrevisaniPublished in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2021)
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands and other organs. Women with SS often experience gynecological symptoms due to the disease and need extra care regarding their sexual activity, reproductive health and during pregnancy, conditions that are not properly conducted in the clinical practice. To cover this gap, a panel of experts from the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the identification of symptoms, diagnosis, monitoring, prognosis, and treatment of these manifestations. A Focus Group meeting was held and included experts in the field and methodologists, based on a previously developed script, with themes related to the objective of the study. The most important topics were summarized and 11 recommendations were provided.