title: Rheumatoid arthritis and reproduction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. gilesjont@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.forename: Uzma J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Jon T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007774:Lactation; D008727:Methotrexate; D010298:Parity; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D008727:Methotrexate