Pregnancy and lactation in homozygous β-thalassemia major

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 240-243

  Surbek, Daniel V ^a,b,c   Glanzmann, René ^a   Nars, Per W ^a   Holzgreve, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Prenatal Medicine Unit

Author keywords

Desferrioxamine; Homozygous thalassemia major; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; LACTATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHELATING AGENTS; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 0031845412     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Angeles Bosque M, JL Domingo, J Corbella: Assessment of the developmental toxicity of deferoxamme in mice. Arch Toxicol 69 (1995) 467
2. Briggs GG, RK Freeman, SJ Yaffe, (eds): Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. A reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk. 4th edition. Baltimore: William and Wilkins (1994) 258
3. Bronspiegel-Weintrob N, NF Olivieri, B Tyler, DF Andrews, MH Freedman, FJ Holland: Effect of age at the start of iron chelation therapy on gonadal function in β-thalassemia major. New Engl J Med 323 (1990) 713
4. Bruckner R. In: Thomas RM, AE Skalicka: Successful pregnancy in transfusion-dependent thalassemia. Arch Dis Child 55 (1980) 572
5. Giardina PJ, RW Grady: Chelation therapy in β-thalassemia: the benefits and limitations of desferrioxamine. Semin Hematol 32 (1995) 304
6. Jensen CE, SM Tuck, B Wonke: Fertility in β-thalassemia major: a report of 16 pregnancies, preconceptual evaluation and a review of the literature. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 102 (1995) 625
7. Lacoste H, GL Goyert, LS Goldman, DJ Wright, DB Schwartz: Acute iron intoxication in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature. Obstet Gynecol 80 (1992) 500
8. Martindale. The extra pharmacopoeia, 31st edition, London: The Royal pharmaceutical society (1996) 976
9. McElhatton PR, JC Roberts, FM Sullivan: The consequences of iron overdose and its treatment with desferrioxamine in pregnancy. Hum Exp Toxicol 10 (1991) 251
10. McMillan JA, SA Landaw, FA Oski: Iron sufficiency in breast-fed infants and the availability of iron from human milk. Pediatrics 58 (1976) 686
11. Mordel N, A Birkenfeld, AN Goldfarb, EA Rachmilewitz: Successful full-term pregnancy in homozygous β-thalassemia major: case report and review of the literature. Obstet Gynecol 73 (1989) 837
12. Olivieri NF, DG Nathan, JH MacMillan, AS Wayne, PP Liu, A McGee, M Martin, G Koren, AR Cohen: Survival in medically treated patients with homozygous β-thalassemia. New Engl J Med 331 (1994) 574
13. Savona-Ventura C, F Bonello: Beta-Thalassemia syndromes and pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Surv 49 (1994) 129
14. Surbek D, A Koller, N Pavic: Successful twin pregnancy in homozygous β-thalassemia after ovulation induction with growth hormone and gonadotropins. Fertil Steril 65 (1996) 670