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- Title
Management of inflammatory bowel disease in the pregnant patient.
- Authors
Habal, Flavio M; Ravindran, Nikila C
- Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder affecting young adults in their reproductive years. Many young women with IBD express concern about the effect their disease will have on fertility, pregnancy course and fetal development. This article presents an approach to management of IBD in the pregnant patient, including counseling and investigation, and summarizes existing data on the safety of medications used to treat IBD in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Publication
World journal of gastroenterology, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 9, p1326
- ISSN
1007-9327
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3748/wjg.14.1326