Abstracts tagged "Women’s health"

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: 1717 • ACR Convergence 2021
One Year After the Publication of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guidelines for Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic Diseases, Has Anything Changed? An Analysis of Rheumatology Practice at a Tertiary Care Medical Center
Yixuan Zhou¹ and Sobia Hassan², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²RUSH University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Successful pregnancies in patients with rheumatic disease are possible when they are well-monitored, adequately treated, and planned during periods of disease quiescence. Previously, a…
Abstract Number: 1718 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist for Ovarian Preservation in SLE Patients on Cyclophosphamide
Jun Chu¹, Alice Fike², Michael Davis³, Zerai Manna⁴, Komal Ejaz⁵, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin⁶, Elaine Poncio⁷, Isabel Ochoa⁷, Alan Decherney⁴ and Sarfaraz Hasni⁴, ¹National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, DC, ³NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Scranton, PA, ⁶National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁷NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: SLE is an autoimmune disease which predominantly affects women of childbearing age (age 20-40). Most of the medications used for treating SLE can adversely…
Abstract Number: 1720 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cervical Dysplasia and HPV Infection in Women with Vasculitis
Taylor Koenig¹, Ambra Burrell², Hilary Kleppel³, Ashlee Weaver⁴, Veronica Mruk⁵, Lynn Fussner¹, Salem Almaani⁶ and Alexa Meara¹, ¹Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ³Wright State University, Blacklick, OH, ⁴Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁵Ohio State University / Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁶Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: The most common cause of cervical cancer is persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the cervical epithelium, causing precancerous cervical dysplasia and ultimately cervical…
Abstract Number: 1721 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Womb with Rheum: Women’s Health Providers’ Confidence and Educational Needs in the Care of Those with Rheumatic Diseases
Lauren He, Rachel Karani, Gabriel Arenas and Cuoghi Edens, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Reproductive age women with rheumatic diseases are commonly cared for by non-rheumatologists who provide contraceptive counseling, preconception, pregnancy, and post-partum management. When women’s health…
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…
Abstract Number: 0437 • ACR Convergence 2020
Integrating Reproductive Health in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tertiary Care Setting
Jun Chu¹, Sarthak Gupta¹, Zerai Manna², Michael Davis¹, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin¹, Elaine Poncio¹, Isabel Ochoa¹, Laura Lewandowski³, Mariana Kaplan⁴, Alan Decherney¹ and Sarfaraz Hasni², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³NIAMS, NIH, Rockville, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) predominantly affects women of childbearing age. Women affected by SLE have higher risk for infertility, miscarriages, and other pregnancy complications…
Abstract Number: 0538 • ACR Convergence 2020
Autoimmune Disease Outcomes of Women with Breast Implants: A Population-Based Study
Madeline Peterson¹, Thomas O'Byrne¹, John Davis¹, Vanessa Kronzer¹, Lynne Peterson¹, Michael Weisman² and Cynthia Crowson³, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, LOS ANGELES, CA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: The long-term safety of breast implants has been a debated topic; two recent studies have raised new concerns about their potential negative health effects…
Abstract Number: 0574 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is Hydroxychloroquine Use a Proxy for Health Care Access? Predictors of First Dispensing Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Lupus
Katherine Pryor¹, Chang Xu¹, Jamie Collins¹, Karen Costenbader² and Candace Feldman¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine (HCQ/CQ) is considered to be the backbone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) care. Differences in receipt of HCQ/CQ may exacerbate disparities in adverse…
Abstract Number: 0917 • ACR Convergence 2020
Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Nintedanib (Ofev®) and the Combination of Ethinylestradiol and Levonorgestrel (Microgynon®) in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)
Madelon Vonk¹, Mandy Avis², Kristell Marzin³, Salome Mack³, Sven Wind³ and Martina Gahlemann⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Boehringer Ingelheim B.V., Alkmaar, The Netherlands, Alkmaar, Netherlands, ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, ⁴Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been approved for the treatment of SSc-ILD. As nintedanib may cause fetal harm, patients taking nintedanib…
Abstract Number: 0938 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Preconceptional Complement Level Is Related with an Adverse Obstetric Outcome in a Multicentric Cohort of Pregnancy in Patients with APS and aPL Positivity
Cecilia Nalli¹, Daniele Lini², Laura Andreoli², Francesca Crisafulli², Micaela Fredi², Maria Grazia Lazzaroni², Victoria Bitsadze³, Antonia Calligaro⁴, Valentina Canti⁵, Roberto Caporali⁶, Francesco Carubbi⁷, Cecilia Chighizola⁸, Paola Conigliaro⁹, Caterina De Carolis¹⁰, Teresa Del Ross⁴, Maria Favaro⁴, Maria Gerosa¹¹, Annamaria Iuliano¹², Jamilya Khizroeva³, Alexander Makatsariya³, Pierlugi Meroni¹³, Marta Mosca¹⁴, Melissa Padovan¹⁵, Roberto Perricone⁹, Patrizia Rovere-Querini¹⁶, Gian Domenico Sebastiani¹², Chiara Tani¹⁴, Marta Tonello⁴, Dina Zucchi¹⁴, Franco Franceschini¹⁷ and Angela Tincani², ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁵Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergology and Rare Disease-IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Laboratory of Autoimmunity and vascular inflammation San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁷Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Science, Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, ⁸Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Experimental Laboratory of Immunorheumatological Researches, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of "Medicina dei Sistemi", University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Polymedical Center for Prevention of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion, Rome, Italy, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Ospedale Gaetano Pini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, ASST.G Pini, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan and Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁵UO e Sezione di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita' degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ¹⁶Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele - IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, ¹⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The role of complement in the aPL related pathology has been widely studied in animal models. aPL can induce fetal loss in experimental animals but…

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