The SPROUT (Survey on reproduction in RheUmaTology) study explored current practice in women of childbearing age with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, investigating the counselling on contraception, the prescription of low dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) to pregnant patients and the management of disease activity in the post-partum period. The SPROUT questionnaire was designed ad hoc and promoted in the three months before the "11th International Conference on Reproduction, Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease". Between June and August 2021, 121 physicians responded to the survey. Even though 66.8% of the participants declared themselves to be confident in counselling surrounding birth control, only 62.8% of physicians always discuss contraception and family planning with women of childbearing age. Approximately 20% of respondents do not prescribe LDASA to pregnant women with rheumatic diseases, and wide heterogeneity exists in the dose and timing of LDASA prescription. Most respondents (43.8%) restart treatment with biological agents soon after delivery to prevent disease flares, opting for a drug compatible with breastfeeding while 41.3% of physicians continue biologics throughout pregnancy and post-partum. The SPROUT study highlighted the necessity to further foster physicians' education and identified the management of disease activity after delivery as a matter for discussion between all the clinicians involved in the care of pregnant women with rheumatic conditions.

The SPROUT study: A survey on current management practice of reproductive aspects in women of childbearing age with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases / C.B. Chighizola, M. Clowse, P.L. Meroni, L. Andreoli, A. Tincani, M. Wallenius, C. Nelson-Piercy. - In: AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS. - ISSN 1568-9972. - 22:8(2023 Aug), pp. 103376.1-103376.6. [10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103376]

The SPROUT study: A survey on current management practice of reproductive aspects in women of childbearing age with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

C.B. Chighizola
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P.L. Meroni;
2023

Abstract

The SPROUT (Survey on reproduction in RheUmaTology) study explored current practice in women of childbearing age with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, investigating the counselling on contraception, the prescription of low dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) to pregnant patients and the management of disease activity in the post-partum period. The SPROUT questionnaire was designed ad hoc and promoted in the three months before the "11th International Conference on Reproduction, Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease". Between June and August 2021, 121 physicians responded to the survey. Even though 66.8% of the participants declared themselves to be confident in counselling surrounding birth control, only 62.8% of physicians always discuss contraception and family planning with women of childbearing age. Approximately 20% of respondents do not prescribe LDASA to pregnant women with rheumatic diseases, and wide heterogeneity exists in the dose and timing of LDASA prescription. Most respondents (43.8%) restart treatment with biological agents soon after delivery to prevent disease flares, opting for a drug compatible with breastfeeding while 41.3% of physicians continue biologics throughout pregnancy and post-partum. The SPROUT study highlighted the necessity to further foster physicians' education and identified the management of disease activity after delivery as a matter for discussion between all the clinicians involved in the care of pregnant women with rheumatic conditions.
pregnancy; systemic rheumatic diseases; low dose acetylsalicylic acid; post-partum period; contraception; survey
Settore MED/16 - Reumatologia
Settore MEDS-09/C - Reumatologia
ago-2023
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