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Rheumatoid arthritis and reproduction.

Golding A, Haque UJ, Giles JT

Division of Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. gilesjont@jhmi.edu

Additional research is needed to establish the safety of biologic agents in pregnancy and lactation. The practitioner should convey information regarding the natural history of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy and safety issues related to pharmacotherapies to every woman of childbearing age with RA, well before conception and pregnancy, to ensure optimal outcomes.

Published 14 May 2007 in Rheum Dis Clin North Am, 33(2): 319-43, vi-vii.
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