Pregnancy, Periods, and "The Pill": Exploring the Reproductive Experiences of Women with Inflammatory Arthritis.
Mehret Birru TalabiAmanda M EudyMalithi JayasundaraTayseer HarounW Benjamin NowellJeffrey R CurtisRachelle Crow-HercherC Whitney WhiteSeth GinsbergMegan E B ClowsePublished in: ACR open rheumatology (2019)
Our findings suggest that infertility, but also potentially outsized fear and anxiety related to their diagnoses, may affect the family sizes of women with inflammatory arthritis. The observation that menstruation worsens disease activity for some women requires additional study, and OCP use should be explored as a possible treatment for menstrual-associated arthritis. Clinicians may wish to consider how they communicate patients' individual pregnancy-associated risks, reassure patients when appropriate, and help to guide and support patients to make well-informed reproductive decisions.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- disease activity
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- oxidative stress
- metabolic syndrome
- mental health
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- preterm birth
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- climate change
- patient reported
- prefrontal cortex