The impact of familial Mediterranean fever on women's health.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary recurrent febrile disorder, characterized by the sudden onset of high fever and severe abdominal pain. The implications of this disorder on a woman's health are significant and not well known among obstetrician/gynecologists. The goal of this review is to familiarize providers caring for women on the ramifications of FMF on different aspects of a woman's life, including puberty, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause, as well as to help them to diagnose and manage FMF when these patients become pregnant.
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. sarah.dotters-katz@duke.edu
Sarah
S
Dotters-Katz
Jeffrey
J
Kuller
Thomas
T
Price
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D019468:Disease Management; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055703:Reproductive Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D050257:Tubulin Modulators / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016387:Women's Health
D050257:Tubulin Modulators; D003078:Colchicine