Systematic review on the safety of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis regarding the reproductive system (fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding)

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 678-684

  Martínez Lopez, Juan Antonio ^a   Loza, E ^b   Carmona, L ^a  

^a UNIDAD DE INVESTIGACIÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conception; Fertility; Foetus; Lactation; Methotrexate; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG SAFETY; FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LACTATION; LIVE BIRTH; MALE FERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 70350181571     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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