Abstracts tagged "Women’s health"

Abstract Number: 0943 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Prevalence of Thrombotic Events in Anti-Phospholipid Antibody-Positive SLE Patients on Estrogen-Containing Contraception
Hiba Bilal¹, Amarah Baluch² and Andras Perl³, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical Unviersity, Jamesville, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Women of child-bearing age with underlying rheumatic disease such as systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) with positive anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) are at an increased risk…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Becoming Engaged in My Care with Specialized Tools and Support Helped Me Find My Personal Lupus Triggers and Regain Control of My Health
Tonya Hinton-Green, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: My story begins in the ER where I was diagnosed with lupus right after my 22nd birthday.For the next 25 years I went from…
Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inconsistent Family Planning Documentation in Women with Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF)
Elena Joerns¹, Brooke Mills², Una Makris³, Traci Adams¹ and Bonnie Bermas¹, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Family planning discussions improve pregnancy outcomes in women with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Women with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF), a subset of…
Abstract Number: 0946 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Pregnancy Planning and Medical Readiness on Reproductive Outcomes in Women with SLE
Catherine Sims¹, Amanda Eudy², Jayanth Doss¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³, Kai Sun³, Rebecca Sadun¹, Jennifer L Rogers⁴ and Megan Clowse¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The ACR Reproductive Health Guidelines recommend that a woman conceive when her SLE is quiescent, she is not taking a teratogenic medication, and that…
Abstract Number: 0947 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of a Person-Centered Family Planning Decision Aid for Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Mehret Birru Talabi¹, Traci Kazmerski², Raelynn O'Leary³, Ashley Deal³, Megan Clowse⁴, Oilvia Stransky⁵ and Sonya Borrero⁵, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ³Carnegie Mellon University School of Design, Pittsburgh, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Given the potential for pregnancy-associated mortality and morbidity, the question of whether and/or when to become pregnant is often a profoundly important decision for…
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: 0133 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cervical Cancer Screening Rate in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Erica Rosen¹ and Megan Krause², ¹University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Females with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased rates of cervical cancer especially if on immunosuppressive therapy. The American Cancer Society reports the incidence of…
Abstract Number: 1729 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predicting Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Using 2nd Trimester Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
Anika Lucas¹, Amanda Eudy¹, Michelle Petri², Rebecca Fischer-Betz³, Abeer Nabil⁴, Cecilia Nalli⁵, Laura Andreoli⁶, Angela Tincani⁷, Yair Molad⁸, Stephen Balevic¹ and Megan Clowse⁹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Uniklinik Dsseldorf, Dsseldorf, Germany, ⁴University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵ASST SPEDALI CIVILI DI BRESCIA, Brescia, Italy, ⁶University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁷ASST Spedali Civili-University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy, ⁸Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, and Tel Aviv University, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ⁹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE are at increased risk for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes with increased odds of preeclampsia, hypertension, Cesarean and preterm deliveries, low…
Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Female Reproductive Factors and Gout: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study of 1 Million Postmenopausal Women
Yeonghee Eun¹, In Young Kim², Kyungdo Han³, Kyu Na Lee³, Dong-Yun Lee¹, Dong Wook Shin¹, Seonyoung Kang¹, Seulkee Lee¹, Hoon-Suk Cha¹, Eun-Mi Koh¹, Jaejoon Lee¹ and Hyungjin Kim¹, ¹Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²National Police Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that the incidence and risk factors of gout differs according to sex. However, little research has been done on the…
Abstract Number: 0619 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review and Quantitative Analysis
Maya Swaminathan¹, Gloria Shen², Irvin Huang², Diana Louden², Waqas Tahir³ and Namrata Singh⁴, ¹MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Newcastle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, MN, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Women are disproportionately affected by rheumatic diseases (RD), with many of them carrying the diagnosis in their childbearing years. Pregnant women with RD have…
Abstract Number: 0636 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contraceptive and Pre-conception Counseling in an Academic Rheumatology Practice: A Needs Assessment to Identify Gaps in Care
Tara Skorupa¹, Guiset Carvajal², Kristin Sturm¹, Ju Young Kwag³, JoAnn Zell¹ and Kristen Demoruelle¹, ¹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Colorado, CO, ³University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune conditions affect women of childbearing age, and teratogenic medications are commonly prescribed as treatment. In this study, we surveyed rheumatology patients to…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing the Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tara Skorupa¹, Sonia Khatter², Alana Freifeld¹ and Elena Weinstein³, ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Englewood, CO
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have described increased incidence of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting…

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