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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Childbearing choices and RA
"The lower birth rate among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may reflect decisions by these women to limit family size, results of a recent study suggest, rather than any reduction in fertility. Dr. Patricia P. Katz, of the University of California, San Francisco, studied 411 married women with RA, who completed structured telephone interviews regarding childbearing history and decisions. At the time of the interview, the women were an average of 62 years old, ranging from 19 to 92 years, and had had arthritis for an average of 20 years." - from MedlinePlus
"The lower birth rate among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may reflect decisions by these women to limit family size, results of a recent study suggest, rather than any reduction in fertility. Dr. Patricia P. Katz, of the University of California, San Francisco, studied 411 married women with RA, who completed structured telephone interviews regarding childbearing history and decisions. At the time of the interview, the women were an average of 62 years old, ranging from 19 to 92 years, and had had arthritis for an average of 20 years." - from MedlinePlus
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