| Report from the National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR): outcomes of pregnancy after transplantation. | |
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PMID: 21698831 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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With the constant advent of new developments and modifications in immunosuppressive regimens, clinicians are responsible for providing pregnancy counseling to all pre and posttransplant recipients of childbearing age. As individual physicians and centers accrue experience with these major therapeutic decisions, it is critical that both positive and negative outcomes be reported in appropriate settings-symposia, meetings, publications, and registries. The NTPR has acquired experience with 2000 pregnancy outcomes in female transplant recipients. For the NTPR's largest group, female kidney recipients, 71-76% of the pregnancies produce a livebirth. For the other organs combined, the livebirth likelihood ranges from 50-86%. The incidence of birth defects in the liveborn appears similar to the general population, except for pregnancies with MPA exposure that have a 23% incidence of birth defects. Long-term follow-up of the offspring of transplant recipients has provided reassurance after 20 years of observation. The continued recording of data in registries such as the NTPR is essential for assessing the safety of pregnancy in solid organ transplant recipients. Key benefits of the NTPR are the personal contact between registry staff and participants, the wide range of pregnancy-related variables that are analyzed, and the opportunity for health-care providers to obtain information that helps them care for transplant recipients on a case-by-case basis. |
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Authors:
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Lisa A Coscia; Serban Constantinescu; Michael J Moritz; Adam M Frank; Carlo B Ramirez; Warren R Maley; Cataldo Doria; Carolyn H McGrory; Vincent T Armenti |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Clinical transplants Volume: - ISSN: 0890-9016 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Transpl Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-06-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8812419 Medline TA: Clin Transpl Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 65-85 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. |
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