A questionnaire-based study on contraceptive practice in patients with rheumatic disease found no significant difference in age-matched healthy controls

ConclusionPatients used contraception less frequently than healthy individuals, and the main reason for use was to limit family size. Contraception should be an integral part of counseling patients of fertile age, since the patient-preferred methods in case of active disease or therapy with teratogenic drugs were unreliable for the prevention of pregnancy.
Source: Rheumatology International - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research