Racial Differences and Factors Associated with Pregnancy in ESKD Patients on Dialysis in the United States.

Silvi ShahAnnette L ChristiansonKarthikeyan MeganathanAnthony C LeonardDaniel P SchauerCharuhas V Thakar

Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2019)

The pregnancy rate is higher in women on dialysis than previous reports indicate. A higher likelihood of pregnancy was associated with race/ethnicity, ESKD cause, and dialysis modality.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
ejection fraction
pregnant women
newly diagnosed
polycystic ovary syndrome
emergency department
type diabetes
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
breast cancer risk
drug induced