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Chapter 24 - Contraception for Women with Immunosuppressive Conditions

from Section 3 - Contraception and Medical Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Johannes Bitzer
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Prevalence of disease, risks, impact on fertility, Medical Eligibility Criteria 3 and 4, advantages, disadvantages, special considerations

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Types of auto-immune diseasesmechanismsinteractions
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 155 - 159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Heise, ER. Diseases associated with immunosuppression. Environ Health Perspect. 1982; 43:9–19. doi: 10.1289/ehp.82439.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
World Health Organization. Medical Eligibility Criteria (5th Ed.) 2015. Pdf www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/family_planning/MEC-5/en/.Google Scholar
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH). UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC). 2016. www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/external/ukmec-2016-digital-version/.Google Scholar
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. Recommendations and Reports. 2016. 65 (3).Google Scholar
Curtis, KM, Jatlaoui, TC, Tepper, NK, et al. U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2016. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2016; 65(No. RR-4):1–66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.rr6504a1.Google Scholar
Culwell, KR, Curtis, KM. Contraception for women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 2013; 39:9–11. dx.doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2012–100437.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Williams, WV. Hormonal contraception and the development of autoimmunity: A review of the literature. Linacre Q. 2017; 84(3):275–95. doi:10.1080/00243639.2017.1360065.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Aggarwal, V, Williams, MD, Beath, SV. Gastrointestinal problems in the immunosuppressed patient. Arch Dis Child. 1998; 78:5–8.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Migali, G, Tintillier, M. Interaction between estradiol and tacrolimus in kidney-transplanted menopausal women. NDT Plus. 2008; 1(4):277–8. doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfn035.Google ScholarPubMed
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH). Clinical Guidance: Drug Interactions with Hormonal Contraception. London: FRSH, 2017.Google Scholar

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