Transplantation affords recipients the potential for a full life and, for some, parenthood. Female transplant recipients must continue to take immunosuppression during pregnancy and breast-feeding. This article reviews case and…
Patients awaiting transplantation should be counseled regarding posttransplant contraception and the potential adverse outcomes associated with posttransplant conception. Pregnancy should be avoided for at least 1–2 years post transplant to…
In this article, we focus on the biggest groups of organ transplant recipients, patients with a kidney or liver graft. Among these patients, about one sixth included women of childbearing…
Women constitute >30% of patients undergoing liver transplantation (orthotopic liver transplantation, OLT) and about 8% are of reproductive age, and 5% are pediatric females who will mostly survive into adulthood…
Complex pathologies associated with chronic health conditions must be dealt in a coordinated way and the ‘multidisciplinary team’ approach (MDTA) represents the most efficacious way of managing these patients. Over…
This issue of Best Practice and Research, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology is dedicated to the thousands of young women who, after transplantation of a solid vital organ, have attempted pregnancy,…
1. a) F b) F c) F d) T e) F Most immunosuppressive drugs are able to reach the Fetal circulation by crossing the placental barrier. However, due to an extensive first pass metabolism…
1. The following is/are true regarding non-communicable diseases: a) They are one of the most important causes of the death in developed, middle and low-income countries. b) 90% of mortality…
The global obesity epidemic continues unabated, now rapidly expanding to developing countries. Multiple comorbidities and premature mortality are associated with obesity, most frequently diabetes. The associated financial and economical burden…
The global obesity epidemic is changing the face of maternal–fetal medicine. One in five women is obese at time of conception, and increasing numbers of parturients have undergone bariatric surgery….
