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Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 1, 2019

Selected References:

  • Brouwer J, et al. 2015. Brief Report: Miscarriages in Female Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Associations With Serologic Findings, Disease Activity, and Antirheumatic Drug Treatment. Arthritis Rheumatol. 67(7):1738-43.
  • Brouwer J, et al. 2015. Fertility in women with rheumatoid arthritis: influence of disease activity and medication. Ann Rheum Dis. 74(10):1836-41.
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  • Weber-Schoendorfer C, et al. 2014. No evidence for an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome after paternal low-dose methotrexate: an observational cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 53(4):757-763.
  • Weber-Schoendorfer C, et al. 2015. Pregnancy outcome after TNF-α inhibitor therapy during the first trimester: a prospective multicentre cohort study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 80(4):727-39.
  • Williams M and Chakravarty EF, 2014. Rheumatoid arthritis and pregnancy: impediments to optimal management of both biologic use before, during and after pregnancy. Curr Opin Rheumatol.  26(3):341-346.

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