Autoimmune Hepatitis

Outcomes For Pregnant Patients Good With Careful Monitoring

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 5th, 2001

by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Scientists report women with autoimmune hepatitis can have good outcomes with pregnancy as long as their hepatitis is controlled and their pregnancies are carefully monitored.

"There is a paucity of data in the literature on the risks associated with, and optimal management of, pregnancy in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)," said M.A. Heneghan et al. of Duke University's Division of Gastroenterology.

The researchers performed a review of patient records from AIH cases that covered the years from 1983 to 1998. A total of 162 women were identified.

"Thirty-one live births (one twin)...

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