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Reproductive health needs of adolescent and young adult women with pediatric rheumatic diseases

By November 2, 2021December 9th, 2021Reproductive Health

This article from Pediatric Rheumatology by Carandang et al. describes topics that concern adolescent and young adult women with pediatric rheumatic diseases and their parents about reproductive health. Young women and their parents were dissatisfied with the availability, quantity, and quality of reproductive health information they received concerning their rheumatic diseases and participants identified the need for more information on how their rheumatic disease affects their reproductive health. Understanding these needs of young women is the first step in understanding the patient perspective of reproductive health and more research is needed to address these concerns.

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