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End-Stage Organ Disease
Management of pregnancy in transplant recipients reviewed
January 13th, 2005
According to a review article in a recent issue of Transplantation Proceedings, "Transplantation offers the best prospect of pregnancy in fertile women with various types of end-stage organ disease. "Based on data from the USA National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry, >70% of post-transplant pregnancies have a successful live birth. Greatest experience has been seen in transplants involving the kidney, followed by the liver and then heart," reported P. Sivaraman of the National University of Singapore Hospital. "Most pregnancies do not affect graft function significantly but are associated with significant obstetric problems such as...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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