Abstracts tagged "Women’s health"

Abstract Number: 2280 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Reproductive Health Intention Screening in Women with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases: Low Uptake and Gender-Specific Provider Patterns Following a Standardized Intervention
Katherine Pryor¹, Bill Albert ², Susan Ritter ³, Laura Tarter ³, Jonathan Coblyn ³, Bonnie Bermas ⁴, Caryn Dutton ³, Lydia Pace ³, Elizabeth Janiak ³ and Candace Feldman ⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, ²Power to Decide, Washington, DC, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴UT Southwestern, Dallas, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Reproductive health intention screening is critical in women with systemic rheumatic diseases, as both disease activity and medication use can impact pregnancy outcomes. However,…
Abstract Number: 2289 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Progesterone Decreases Gut Permeability Through Upregulating Occludin Expression in Primary Human Gut Tissues and Caco-2 Cells
Zejun Zhou ¹, Gary Gilkeson ², Diane Kamen ³, Jim Oates ⁴ and Wei Jiang⁴, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Division of Rheumatology & Immunology/Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center/Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., Charleston, SC, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Background/Purpose: Progesterone plays a protective role in preventing inflammation and preterm delivery during pregnancy. However, the mechanism involved is unknown. Microbial product translocation from a…
Abstract Number: 1934 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examing Why Minority Women Are Risk Averse : A Qualitative Study
Sonal Bhalla¹, Kristin Mattocks² and Liana Fraenkel³, ¹Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Leeds, MA, ³Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that when making choices about the risks and benefits of medications, women from minority ethnic groups tend to be more…