Reproductive Health in Women Following Abdominal Organ Transplant.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-2018
Abstract
Fertility is commonly impaired in women with end-stage kidney and liver disease although most women will have restoration of fertility within one year of transplant. Family planning is therefore critical to discuss with reproductive-aged transplant recipients in the early post-transplant period, in order to ensure timely initiation of contraception, and optimal timing for conception. For women seeking pregnancy the risks to the mother, graft, and baby should be discussed, including evaluation of immunosuppression safety and potential for adjusting medications prior to conception. With an increasing number of transplant patients now breastfeeding, immunosuppression safety in lactation continues to carry great importance. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Volume
18
Issue
5
First Page
1068
Last Page
1076
ISSN
1600-6143
Published In/Presented At
Sarkar, M., Bramham, K., Moritz, M., & Coscia, L. (2018). Reproductive Health in Women Following Abdominal Organ Transplant. American Journal Of Transplantation: Official Journal Of The American Society Of Transplantation And The American Society Of Transplant Surgeons, 18(5), 1068-1076 doi:10.1111/ajt.14697
PubMedID
29446243
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty
Document Type
Article