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How do you manage patients with SLE undergoing assisted reproductive therapy with estrogenic effects?

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Rheumatology · Duke

For patients undergoing any form of assisted reproductive technology (ART), it is important to assess their SLE disease activity. If a patient has moderate to severe SLE disease, I recommend delaying ART until we have better control of their disease. Once we plan to move forward with ART, I check an...

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Rheumatology · University of Chicago

There are a few key questions to answer here that @Dr. First Last pointed out as there is not a generic answer for all SLE patients:

  1. Does the patient want to become pregnant now or freeze eggs/embryos for the future? I assume they are doing IVF from the post, although ART can also include using me...

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