Abstracts tagged "Women’s health"

Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2021
Female Reproductive Factors and Risk of Joint Replacement Arthroplasty of the Knee and Hip Due to Osteoarthritis in Postmenopausal Women: A Nationwide Cohort Study of 1.36 Million Women
Yeonghee Eun¹, Jung Eun Yoo², Kyungdo Han³, Dahye Kim³, Jaejoon Lee¹, Dong-Yun Lee¹, Dae-Hee Lee¹, Dong Wook Shin¹ and Hyungjin Kim¹, ¹Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Previous studies of the relationships between female reproductive factors and osteoarthritis (OA) have shown conflicting results. In this study, we aimed to explore the…
Abstract Number: 1155 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pregnancy Experiences and Unmet Needs for Women of Childbearing Age with Chronic Rheumatic Disease in China
xinping tian¹ and yongfei fang², ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, beijing, China (People's Republic), ²The First Hospital Affiliated to AMU (Southwest Hospital), Chongqing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Recent European research on patients with chronic rheumatic diseases (CRDs) revealed that women of childbearing age (WoCBA) have many fears and misconceptions about their…
Abstract Number: 1464 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ambulatory Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring (FHRM) to Surveil Pregnancies at Risk for Congenital Heart Block
Mala Masson¹, Colin Phoon¹, Elena Sinkovskaya², Lisa Howley³, Ruben Acherman⁴, Majd Makhoul⁵, Nelangi Pinto⁶, Miao Chang¹, Robert Clancy⁷, Bailey Drewes⁸, Bettina Cuneo⁹ and Jill Buyon⁷, ¹NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²East Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, ³Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas, NV, ⁵UK Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, KY, ⁶University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁸CU Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, ⁹Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Congenital Heart Block (CHB) complicates 2% of anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive pregnancies and carries substantial perinatal morbidity and mortality. Almost all survivors require lifelong pacing.…
Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2021
Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Patterns Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sarah Chung¹, Kimiko Oshima¹, Jenna Thomason¹, Michael Singleton¹ and Namrata Singh², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to cervical dysplasia. This is due to the persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) related to immunosuppression…
Abstract Number: 1628 • ACR Convergence 2021
Reproductive Health Knowledge Gaps, Needs, and Barriers Identified by Pediatric Rheumatology Providers
Kimberly Hays¹, Catherine Lavallee², Brittany Huynh³, Tova Ronis⁴, Barbara Edelheit⁵, Kathryn Cook⁶, Veronica Mruk⁷ and Cuoghi Edens⁸, ¹Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, ²Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, ³Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Children's National Hospital, Washington, MD, ⁵CT Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, ⁶Akron Childrens Hospital, Copley, OH, ⁷Ohio State University / Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁸University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases and their treatments present unique challenges to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues facing patients and clinicians. Despite this, literature in the…
Abstract Number: 1715 • ACR Convergence 2021
Providing High Quality Family Care Planning for Women with Rheumatic Disease in Rheumatology Clinics: Perspectives of Rheumatology Clinicians
Daiva Mitchell¹, Leslie Lesoon¹, Cuoghi Edens², Traci Kazmerski³, Olivia Stransky⁴, Megan Clowse⁵, Sonya Borrero⁴ and Mehret Birru Talabi⁴, ¹UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: While rheumatologists in several descriptive studies have acknowledged the importance of family planning in their care of women with rheumatic diseases, they have also…
Abstract Number: 1716 • ACR Convergence 2021
Teratogenic Medication Use Associated with Favorable Odds of Contraception Counseling in a Cohort of Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at a Large Tertiary Academic Medical Center
Shruti Chandramouli¹, Carolina Alvarez², R. Gina Silverstein³ and Saira Sheikh⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) primarily affects women of childbearing age, who have an increased risk of pregnancy complications such as preterm labor and preeclampsia,…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2020
Maternal Peripartum Outcomes Are Similar to the General Population in Rheumatoid Arthritis Pregnancies
Sarah Tarplin¹, Alex Camai¹ and April Barnado¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Data on birth outcomes to women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are limited and conflicting. Some studies indicate that women with well controlled RA have…
Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Teratogenic Medication Consent and Sexual Activity Screening in Adolescent and Young Females: A Pediatric Rheumatology Reproductive Health Initiative
Veronica Mruk¹, Kelly Wise², Stacy Ardoin², Edward Oberle², Stephanie Lemle³, Vidya Sivaraman⁴, Kyla Driest², Elise Berlan², Cagri Yildirim-Toruner⁵, Jackie Maher², Sarah Jones² and Fatima Barbar-Smiley⁶, ¹The Ohio State University / Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columubus, OH, ⁴Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley, OH, ⁵Nationwide Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁶Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Adolescent and young women with rheumatic diseases are often prescribed teratogenic medications to manage their disease. Published reports indicate that the frequency of reproductive health counseling…
Abstract Number: 1782 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of a Patient-reported Survey to Document Contraceptive Use and Interest in Pregnancy to Identify Patients with Unmet Pregnancy Prevention and Planning Needs
Megan Clowse¹, Amanda Eudy², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³, Jayanth Doss², Kai Sun², Rebecca Sadun² and Jennifer Rogers⁴, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Pregnancies in women with lupus who conceive when their disease is active or they are taking a teratogen are at increased risk for pregnancy…
Abstract Number: 0081 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Saika Sharmeen¹, Hafsa Nomani², Erin Taub³ and Qingping Yao³, ¹Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Dix Hills, NY, ²Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, West Babylon, NY, ³Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by hormonal abnormality, chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and obesity. Due to the hormonal imbalance, we hypothesize that patients with…
Abstract Number: 1838 • ACR Convergence 2020
Aerobic Exercise Improves Fatigue and Quality of Life in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Preliminary Analysis)
Marquis Chapman¹, Sarthak Gupta¹, Jun Chu¹, Mohammad Naqi¹, Zerai Manna², Mir Ali Mazhar¹, Adam Munday¹, Marybeth Stockman¹, Anam Ahmad¹, Gayle McCrossin¹, Bart Drinkard¹, Lisa Chin¹, Mariana Kaplan³, Randall Keyser¹, Leighton Chan¹ and Sarfaraz Hasni², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease of female predominance. One of the most debilitating symptoms experienced by SLE-patients is persistent…
Abstract Number: 0274 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Rising Incidence of Lupus Nephritis: A Population-Based Study of Four Decades
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹, Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah², Jesse Dabit³, Rachel Giblon³, Thomas O'Byrne³, Fernando C. Fervenza³, Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia³, ¹University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Estimating the incidence of lupus nephritis (LN) is important to understand disease burden, particularly since patients with LN have a higher morbidity and mortality…
Abstract Number: 0278 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in Incidence of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus from 1976 to 2018: A Population-Based Study
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹, Mark Denis P. Davis², Shirley-Ann Osei-Onomah³, Jesse Dabit², Rachel Giblon², Thomas O'Byrne², Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia², ¹University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a heterogeneous chronic disease with potential for long lasting morbidity. Studies that provide incidence data on the entire spectrum…
Abstract Number: 0421 • ACR Convergence 2020
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Is Associated with Later Menopause: An Observational Study
Sarah Dyball¹, Christopher Saleh² and Marwan Bukhari¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Oestrogen exposure leads to an increase in peak bone mass whereas menopause is associated with rapid bone loss. Numerous studies have linked rheumatoid arthritis…

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