International Journal of Contemporary Medicine
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis during Pregnancy and Lactation - Basics and Recent

1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Science, Hapur, U.P.

2Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Science, Hapur, U.P.

*Corresponding author: Dr Pavan Kumar Garg, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Science, NH-24, Anwarpur, Pilkhuwa, District-Hapur, U.P.-245304, E-mail: pkgr11@gmail.com

Online published on 29 February, 2016.

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis affects one percent of the adults with more women affected than men. Many women with rheumatoid arthritis are of childbearing age, which highlights the importance of careful family planning especially in patients who are taking medications or who have active disease.

Keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, lactation