Rheumatic diseases have ‘broad impact’ on reproductive health

Effects on pregnancy outcomes comparable with those of several other immune-mediated diseases.
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Rheumatic diseases have wide-ranging effects on reproductive success and pregnancy outcomes, according to a Finnish study published in Rheumatology.

Dr Anne Kerola, from Helsinki University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues examined the impact of rheumatic diseases on reproductive health measures, comparing the impacts to those of other immune-mediated diseases.