title: Therapeutic issues in women with epilepsy.
abstract: Approximately 20% of people with epilepsy are of childbearing potential and about 3 to 5 births per thousand will be to women with epilepsy. Both epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs can cause specific problems in women and embryos (less than 8 weeks of gestational age) or foetuses (more than 8 weeks of gestational age). The aim of this paper is to discuss therapeutic issues for the management of women with epilepsy: initiation of antiepileptic therapy, contraception, pregnancy, breast feeding and menopause. Some fertility issues are also discussed.
authors: Hôpital Erasme-Service de neurologie, 808, route de Lennik, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. blegros@ulb.ac.be
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Legros
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Bottin
authors: V
authors: V
authors: de Borchgrave
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Delcourt
authors: M
authors: M
authors: de Tourtchaninoff
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Dubru
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Foulon
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authors: Ghariani
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authors: Grisar
authors: C
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authors: Hotermans
authors: M
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authors: Ossemann
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authors: Sadzot
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authors: Tugendhaft
authors: P
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authors: Van Bogaert
authors: K
authors: K
authors: van Rijckevorsel
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authors: Verheulpen
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants