ReviewCurrent opinion in rheumatology2014
Is pregnancy a risk factor for rheumatic autoimmune diseases?
Review in Current opinion in rheumatology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between infertility and incident onset of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease after childbirth: a population-based cohort study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Effect of pregnancy on scleroderma progression.Journal of scleroderma and related disorders · 2023Article
- Predictive risk factors before the onset of familial rheumatoid arthritis: the Tatarstan cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The impact of unrecognized autoimmune rheumatic diseases on the incidence of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction: a longitudinal cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- Pregnancy and autoimmune connective tissue diseases.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2016Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo review the association of pregnancy with the risk of subsequent development of rheumatic autoimmune diseases in women, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma. RECENT
findingsThere is a small but growing literature related to the risk of autoimmune rheumatic disease in association with pregnancy history. However, results conflict both in terms of the direction and magnitude of risk of disease in relationship to prior pregnancy history. Although anecdotal evidence tends to favor the premise that pregnancy is protective against certain diseases, such as RA, the heterogeneity of results precludes the ability to confirm an association in either direction. There is indication that time elapsed since pregnancy may influence risk, with the postpartum year being of particular relevance. SUMMARY: To date, a clear pattern has not emerged regarding pregnancy and the future risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. This topic requires greater study, and given the strong female preponderance of these diseases, future research efforts should seek to resolve this important issue.
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