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Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis Affect Birth Rates

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Monday, February 20, 2012 | 0 comments

Feb. 16, 2012 -- More than half of women diagnosed with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis prior to completing their families end up having fewer children than they had planned for, new research suggests.

The study is among the first to examine in-fertility, pregnancy loss, and family planning choices in women with the autoimmune diseases.

Women with lupus, for example, can reduce their risk of having a miscarriage or a baby born prematurely by avoiding conception until their disease has been inactive for at least six months, Aranow tells WebMD.

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Category: lupus, Miscarriage, rheumatoid arthritis

About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.

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