Women's Health in Autoimmune Diseases

by Shefali Khanna Sharma

Overview

This book focuses on conveying autoimmune disease expertise to gynecologists and other clinicians, allowing them to approach the treatment of each disease in a pragmatic manner. Each chapter reviews the current literature on treatments for autoimmune diseases, especially under special circumstances like pregnancy; rating disease severity; and providing practical guidelines based on the current state of knowledge. How autoimmune diseases affect fertility, and how to best prepare patients with these diseases for pregnancy, is also addressed.

Unfortunately the current literature does not provide effective guidelines. This book addresses that shortcoming, and will help clinicians to implement appropriate treatments, while also outlining possible alternatives in order to provide effective treatment for women living with autoimmune diseases. It also explores important issues concerning autoimmune diseases in women such as: lupus nephritis, vasculitis, Sjogren’s syndrome, anti phospholipid syndrome and systemic sclerosis, and their potential effects on unborn children. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable reference guide for Practicing Clinicians, Rheumatologists and Gynecologists, among others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811501135
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	07/29/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shefali K. Sharma is an Additional Professor in the Unit of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. She is interested in rare rheumatological diseases like systemic sclerosis and CTD-ILD. She has a special interest in women’s health in autoimmune diseases and has spearheaded the Indian Chapter of the Association of Women in Rheumatology.

She won the prestigious ARA-APLAR (Australian Rheumatology Association–Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology) International Fellowship, the Japanese College of Rheumatology (JCR) International Scholarship, and the Young Scientists International fellowship by Indian Council of Medical Research.

She is a Fellow of American College of Rheumatology and Indian College of Physicians and a Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences. She is an ardent researcher and has more than 80 research papers in various peer-reviewed international and national journals to her credit.

Table of Contents

1 AID in Women :Our Concern An Overview

2 Pubertal Issues in AID
3 Managing menstrual Irregularities in AID
4 Which Contraception to use in AID—
5 How to prevent chemotherapy induced ovarian failure?
6 Menopausal Issues and HRT in AID
7 Fertility and pregnancy in autoimmune diseases
8 When should pregnancy be avoided in AID?
9 Preconception Counselling
10 Effect of pregnancy on AID
11 Effect of AID on pregnancy
12 Management of Lupus flare during pregnancy
13 Lupus Nephritis and pregnancy
14 RA and Pregnancy

15 Systemic Vasculitis and Pregnancy
16 Managing APLA during pregnancy
17 Pregnancy and Systemic Sclerosis
18 Management and monitoring of anti Ro-La positive mother
19 Maternal morbidity and mortality in AID
20 Pregnancy outcomes in Rheumatic disease: Abortion, Still birth, Pre term, Small for gestation baby
21 Anti Rheumatic Drugs during Pregnancy
22 Anti Rheumatic Drugs during lactation
23 Do genetics play a role in AIDs
24 Impact of laboratory testing during pregnancy versus no laboratory testing: Impact on maternal / foetal outcomes
25 Osteoporosis in AIDs
26 Why Women and not men? Sex and autoimmune diseases
27 Management of Child with heart block
28 Management of Hypertension in AID during pregnancy
29 PAH secondary to AID in Pregnancy: Management issues
30 COMPILATION OF DATA FROM INDIAN STUDIES
31 MANAGEMENT OF SJOGREN’S SYNDROME DURING PREGNANCY32 HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE SCORES DURING PREGNANCY
33 IMPORTANT ANTIBODIES DURING PREGNANCY
34 APLA ANTIBODIES