Abstracts tagged "Women’s health"

Abstract Number: 0965 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pregnancy Outcomes in a Diverse Lupus Cohort
Julia Simard¹, Emily Liu², Eliza Chakravarty³, Amadeia Rector¹, Miranda Cantu⁴, Daniel Kuo⁵, Gary Shaw⁶, Maurice Druzin⁶, Michael Weisman⁷ and Monique Hedderson², ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Division of Research, Oakland, CA, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Global Lupus Support Group, Portage, MI, ⁵Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City, CA, ⁶Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, ⁷Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Although the overall systemic lupus (SLE) patient population is racially and ethnically diverse, many study populations are homogeneous. We assembled a diverse group of…
Abstract Number: 0406 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are the BASDAI & BASFI Capturing the Full Impact of Disease Activity on Quality of Life in Women with Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Sinead Maguire¹, Fiona Wilson², Phil Gallagher³ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹, ¹St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The tools to assess disease activity and quality of life in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were developed in ankylosing spondylitis cohorts biased towards inclusion of…
Abstract Number: 0967 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patterns of Breastfeeding Among Women with and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Laurel Wolf, Erin Hynd, stephanie Bray, Dulaney Wilson, Jim Oates and Diane Kamen, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Benefits of breastfeeding for maternal and infant health outcomes are well-known. However, many barriers to initiating and maintaining breastfeeding have been identified, particularly for…
Abstract Number: 0532 • ACR Convergence 2022
Women with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Less Likely to Achieve Rapid and Sustainable Remission: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study
orit schieir¹, Susan Bartlett², Marie-France Valois¹, Glen Hazlewood³, Louis Bessette⁴, Gilles Boire⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Janet Pope⁸, diane tin⁹, Carter Thorne¹⁰, Vivian Bykerk¹¹ and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators¹², ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁵Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Centre of Arthritis Excellence (CArE), Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH), Bowmanville, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Historical and established RA cohorts have reported sex disparities in remission outcomes favoring male patients. The objective of the present study was to compare…
Abstract Number: 0968 • ACR Convergence 2022
Neuropsychological Outcome of Children Born to Women with Systemic Sclerosis: Assessment Through a Self-administered Multidisciplinary Questionnaire in a Monocentric Cohort
Eleonora Pedretti¹, Laura Andreoli¹, Liala Moschetti¹, Cecilia Nalli¹, Anna Molinaro², Jessica Galli², Elisa Fazzi², Franco Franceschini¹, Angela Tincani³, Paolo Airò⁴ and Maria Grazia Lazzaroni¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: In the last years, the rate of successful pregnancies has significantly increased in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)1 women. However, the long-term outcome of their children…
Abstract Number: 0605 • ACR Convergence 2022
Citrullinated Peptide-Specific ACPA Are Present in the Female Genital Tract in Premenopausal Women with and Without RA
Daniele Marcy¹, Heather Rothfuss², Ashley Visser¹, Jill Norris³, V. Michael Holers⁴, Kevin D Deane⁵, William Robinson⁶, Brian Cherrington² and Kristen Demoruelle¹, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Wyoming, Laramie, ³Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ⁶Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Women develop RA ~3 times more often than men. The etiology of this sex difference remains largely unexplained. Generation of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)…
Abstract Number: 0969 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Agonists for Ovarian Preservation in Patients Receiving Cyclophosphamide for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Meta-analysis
Komal Ejaz¹, Dania Abid², Paul Juneau³, Jun Chu⁴ and Sarfaraz Hasni⁵, ¹The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, PA, ²Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID, ³National Institutes of Health Library, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Cyclophosphamide (CYC) has known cytotoxic effects on ovarian reserve and has been linked to premature ovarian failure in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The concurrent…
Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2022
Factors Associated with Household Work Limitations in Mexican Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Impact of the Disease on Women’s Life
Ana Ortiz-Haro¹, Irazu Contreras-Yáñez¹, Guillermo Guaracha Basañez² and Virginia Pascual Ramos³, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirn", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most frequent chronic inflammatory arthritis with a clear female preponderance. For various reasons, women spend more time on household…
Abstract Number: 1295 • ACR Convergence 2022
Targeting Barriers That Prevent Contraception Counseling in an Academic Rheumatology Practice
Tara Skorupa¹, Kristin Sturm², Aaron Lazorwitz², Guiset Carvajal Bedoya³, Ju Young Kwag², JoAnn Zell² and Kristen Demoruelle², ¹University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³Billings Clinic, Billings, MT
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect females of childbearing potential. Many of the medications used to treat systemic autoimmune diseases have suspected or confirmed teratogenic…
Abstract Number: 0939 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pilot Study: A Novel Method for Cervical Health Monitoring in African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Using a Self- Sampling Brush to Assess Cervical HPV Infection and Cervical Cytology
J. Patricia Dhar¹, Heather Walline², Lamia Fathallah³, Susanna Szpunar⁴, Louis Saravolatz⁵, Gil Mor⁶ and Thomas Carey⁷, ¹Ascension St. John Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Bloomfield Hills, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Ascension St.John Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁴Ascension St. John Hospital, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, ⁵Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine (affiliate), Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, ⁶Wayne State University and C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development., Detroit, MI, ⁷University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: A health disparity exists for AA women with SLE who have increased morbidity & mortality from both cervical cancer & SLE. Current cervical cancer…
Abstract Number: 1634 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Ultra-processed Food Intake with Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Women
Sinara Laurini Rossato¹, Chun-Han Lo², Medha Barbhaiya³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Neha Khandpur⁵, Susan Malspeis⁶, Kazuki Yoshida⁶, Walter C. Willett⁷ and Karen Costenbader⁶, ¹Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil, ²Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Antioxidants and vitamins present in unprocessed foods may protect against development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) whereas ultra-processed foods (UPFs) remove these nutrients, adding…
Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2022
Surveying Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease for At-Risk Behavior
Kristina Ciaglia¹, Chetna Godiwala², Chan-hee Jo², Tracey Wright³, Lynnette Walters² and Lorien Nassi¹, ¹University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Plano, TX
Background/Purpose: Adolescents with rheumatic disease are often prescribed teratogenic medications, however few rheumatologists screen patients for sexual activity and provide referrals or contraceptive education due…
Abstract Number: 1671 • ACR Convergence 2022
Current Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Unsatisfactory for the Needs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Zehra Kazmi¹, Carlos Lorenzo¹, Farwa Kazmi² and Agustin Escalante³, ¹University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San antonio, TX, ²Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, ³University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: HPV infection is a risk factor for cervical cancer. SLE patients have increased rates of HPV infection, cervical dysplasia and cancer. Present guidelines for…
Abstract Number: 0942 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluation of Ovarian Reserve Using Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels in Adolescents with Systemic Rheumatic Disease Compared to Healthy Controls
Alexandra Theisen¹, Kathleen Lane¹, Jodi Skiles¹, Amanda Saraf¹, Stacey Tarvin², Tamara Hannon¹, Marcia Shew¹ and Melissa Oliver¹, ¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Medical evidence suggests decreased ovarian reserve in women with rheumatic disease; however, studies in adolescents are lacking. Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels in serum are…
Abstract Number: 1672 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) on Women’s Health Evaluated with a New SSc-specific Patient-reported Questionnaire
Maria Grazia Lazzaroni¹, Liala Moschetti¹, Eleonora Pedretti¹, Andrea Lojacono², Francesca Ramazzotto³, Cristina Zanardini³, Zatti Sonia³, Angela Tincani⁴, Franco Franceschini¹, Paolo Airò⁵ and Laura Andreoli¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Garda, Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has a strong female predominance and can significantly impair the everyday quality of life of patients. We aimed at designing a…

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