Using the data of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), researchers in China created a predictive model that identifies high-risk pregnancies in these women. The model could help clinicians estimate the risk of an adverse outcome early in the pregnancy and start special monitoring and treatment as soon as…

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that mainly strikes women during their childbearing years. For many women living with the disease, that means pregnancy will become an issue at some point in their lives. MORE: Seven pregnancy tips for lupus patients A few decades ago, women with lupus were discouraged from having a family,…

Lupus is a serious, chronic autoimmune disease that debilitates your body. Fatigue, fever, skin rashes, and joint pains are just a few of the extended range of lupus’s most common symptoms. After being diagnosed with this disease and having to deal with all these symptoms and…

According to a recent study, complement activation is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid antibodies (APL) syndrome. The study is part of PROMISSE (Predicators of pRegnacy Outcome: BioMarkers in antiphospholipid antibody Syndrome and System lupus Erythematosus) — a research effort…

Recent findings might help ease concerns for women suffering with lupus and interested in having a child. New research concluded that most women diagnosed with lupus and whose disease is not very active can go through a safe pregnancy. The results were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. It has been suggested that women with…

During the recent European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) that took place June 11-13 in Rome, Italy, new clinical recommendations for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) who are trying to conceive or are currently pregnant were presented by the league. These new recommendations…