Prescribing change, expecting more
A project that aims to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV was given the green light on December 1st, World Aids Day. The DolPHIN-2 investigators were funded as part of a major UNITAID initiative to gather evidence on the use of new priority antiretroviral regimens for first-line therapy in developing countries. The DolPHIN-2 study is seeking to reduce mother-to-child transmission of…
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Autoimmune conditions, such as psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis have the potential to significantly complicate pregnancy. Both planned and unplanned pregnancies are a major issue for women with these diseases, concerned their baby may be at risk from the highly active medications they take to control their condition. Symptoms of an autoimmune disease can improve, worsen, or remain unchanged…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in women of childbearing age than in any other group. As a result, a key concern of many newly diagnosed women is how the disease will affect their chances of having children. This was the case for Anna Field, who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 26. Since her diagnosis, Anna has…
Michelle and Kirstin, who both have rheumatoid arthritis, share their struggles and challenges during pregnancy. Michelle Braithwaite, 46, from Selby, UK I got my diagnosis when I was 19 and quickly went downhill from there. My rheumatoid was quite aggressive and would come and go in flare-ups. When I got to 35, my husband and I knew it was our…
Read more > Rheumatoid arthritis shouldn’t be a barrier to having children
What would you endure to have a baby? Before her son was born, Helen Broadley (not her real name) was battling Rheumatoid Arthritis and it took her two years to conceive, suffering a miscarriage along the way. Instead of feeling excitement at the positive pregnancy test, she and her husband spent much of the pregnancy worrying about how her condition…
