Reproductive and Hormonal Aspects of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Volume 4 by Michael Lockshin (Hospital of Special Surgery, Barbara Volcker Centre, New York, U.S.A.brCo-Director, Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics-Gynecology, Joan and Sanford Weill College of Medicine of Cornell University brDirector,)
This volume of the Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases series represents a medical collaboration focusing primarily on female aspects of rheumatic diseases. This collaboration recognizes the need to understand and optimally manage the care of women with autoimmune conditions that may affect their reproduction and hormonal status. This handbook will prove useful to clinicians and researchers alike. It covers practical points, ranging from which anti-rheumatic medications are safe in pregnancy to how to counsel women with scleroderma contemplating pregnancy.