Pregnancy outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinue methotrexate treatment to conceive

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作者
Nagafuchi, Hiroko [1 ]
Goto, Yutaka [1 ]
Kiyokawa, Tomofumi [1 ]
Ooka, Seido [1 ]
Kawahata, Kimito [1 ]
机构
[1] St Marianna Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Internal Med, Sch Med,Miyamae Ku, 2-16-1 Sugao, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2168511, Japan
关键词
Infertility; Methotrexate; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Pregnancy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Time-to-pregnancy; DISEASE-ACTIVITY; WOMEN; FERTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; DRUGS; AGE;
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10.1007/s10067-021-05985-0
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Introduction/objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develops at reproductive age. Methotrexate (MTX), the anchor drug for RA treatment, is contraindicated during pregnancy. We investigated pregnancy outcomes in RA patients in whom MTX was withdrawn. Method Pregnancy outcomes, RA treatment, and infertility factors were examined in patients with RA who discontinued MTX prior to attempting conception. The Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact test were used to evaluate differences between the groups. Results Of the 52 patients enrolled in this study, 33 gave birth after discontinuing MTX and 19 did not. The age at MTX discontinuation was significantly different between the childbirth and non-childbirth groups (p = 0.0258). The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and salazosulfapyridine was significantly different between the groups (p = 0.0079 and p = 0.0438, respectively). Patients whose time from MTX discontinuation to pregnancy was longer than 12 months had a longer previous MTX administration period (p = 0.0182) and were older at the time of pregnancy (p = 0.0128) than those whose was shorter. Conclusions The results suggest that to ensure successful childbirth in women with RA, the decision to conceive should be made at the youngest possible age, NSAIDs should not be used, and a shorter duration of MTX treatment should be considered before pregnancy. Nevertheless, additional studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to analyse the effects of other factors on pregnancies in patients with RA.
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