Véronique Le Guern, Gaelle Guettrot-Imbert, Anastasia Dupré, Sandrine Perol, Emmanuelle Pannier, Nathalie Morel, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a disease that affects a large number of young women of childbearing age. Today, pregnancy is considered safe in almost all women with lupus, especially when the disease is under control. However, pregnancies in this population have a higher risk of maternal complications than in the general population. It is therefore important to plan pregnancies as effectively as possible, using effective contraception and pre-pregnancy counselling. In fact, effective, well-tolerated contraception is essential for patients for whom pregnancy cannot be safely envisaged, particularly in the setting of teratogenic treatment or significant disease activity...
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