title: Conception and pregnancy during interferon-alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
abstract: We report a case of a patient who became pregnant while on interferon-alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis C. To date, there have been 23 reported cases of interferon administration during pregnancy; only one was in a patient with hepatitis C. We report our case and review the literature regarding the effects of interferon on pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zygmunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha