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Addressing Obstetric and Gynecologic Needs in Thalassemia.

Evangelia Vlachodimitropoulou1, Marina Baldini1, Hanny Al-Samkari1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Unit of Medicine and Metabolic Disease, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Hematology Section, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Division of Hematology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Pediatrics & Thalassemia Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center for Research on Rare Blood Disorders (CR-RBD) and Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Center, Burjeel Cancer Institute, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Department of Public Health & Epidemiology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Summary

Thalassemia, a rare inherited blood disorder, significantly impacts female reproduction. Obstetrics and gynecology specialists are crucial for managing complications from puberty through pregnancy and postpartum care.

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