Infertility, miscarriage, fear of disease or treatment effects on the child, and concern about ability to care for a child lead to smaller families for women with RA or SLE.
Medscape Medical News

Data that could not be replicated and poor quality control were cited as reasons for the retraction.
Medscape Medical News

Dr. Robert Fox reviews the safety of antirheumatic drugs in pregnant patients or in those wishing to conceive.
Medscape Rheumatology

Long-term use of denosumab in postmenopausal women increases bone density without an increased risk for the atypical fractures seen with long-term use of bisphosphonates.
Medscape Medical News

Women with stable lupus have a far lower rate of serious complications in pregnancy than previously reported, even those with a history of lupus nephritis.
Medscape Medical News

Women younger than 50 years of age with RA are at high risk for fractures compared with women without RA. Men with RA have an increased risk, but only after age 50.
Medscape Medical News

New data add another piece to the puzzle of the role female hormones play in determining the time of onset and the outcome of inflammatory polyarthritis.
Medscape Medical News

A new survey suggests that rheumatologists and obstetricians in the United Kingdom are not on the same page regarding use of antirheumatic drugs prepregnancy.
Medscape Medical News

What type of impact do various rheumatic diseases have on pregnancy?
Rheumatology

The FDA discussed important unknowns with Benlysta during a briefing for healthcare professionals.
Medscape Medical News

Hallux valgus have been associated with a reduction in general and foot-specific quality of life; their prevalence is higher in women and increases with age.
Medscape Medical News

Population-based data predict that 1 in 12 women and 1 in 20 men will develop RA or a related disease.
Medscape Medical News

Is it safe to conceive while the man or woman is taking methotrexate? Dr. Stephen Paget answers this question and reviews which rheumatologic medications are contraindicated in pregnancy.
Medscape Rheumatology

Only a small minority of women with rheumatoid arthritis are prescribed drugs that are contraindicated during pregnancy, but those who do take them have higher rates of spontaneous abortion.
Reuters Health Information

First born children of women with chronic inflammatory arthritides (CIA) are at increased risk of premature delivery and of perinatal death, Norwegian researchers report in a December 28th online paper in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Reuters Health Information