Pregnancy Safer For Women With Lupus Than Previously Thought
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 09:40
in Psychology & Sociology
New findings may help ease concerns for women with lupus who are interested in having a child. A new study concludes that most women with lupus whose disease is not very active will have a safe pregnancy. The results are to publish online June 22 in Annals of Internal Medicine. It was previously suggested that women with lupus avoid pregnancy because of serious complications to their own health and the health of the baby. As more knowledge became available, doctors told women with lupus to wait until symptoms were under control, but until now, it was still uncertain whether this advice was right and whether pregnancy outcomes would be favorable. read more