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Pregnancy in female pediatric solid organ transplant recipients
Vincent T Armenti1, Michael J Moritz, John M Davison
1Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, 605 College Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. vincent.armenti@jefferson.edu
Abstract:
This article from the National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR) describes the pregnancy outcomes of female transplant recipients who received a solid organ transplant when younger than 21 years old. The analysis includes kidney, liver, liver-kidney, heart, and lung recipients. No recipients in the registry received a pancreas-kidney or heart-lung transplant before age 21. To date, the NTPR has not received report of a pregnancy in a small bowel recipient. This article also reviews immunosuppressive medications with regard to pregnancy safety.