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Alpha-interferon and pregnancy in a patient with CML
J H Lipton1, C M Derzko, J Curtis
1Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hematological Oncology
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 34-year-old woman on interferon for CML for 7 years, experienced problems with conception. Full work-up revealed a short luteal phase and therapy with clomiphene was initiated. Pregnancy occurred and a normal infant was delivered by C-section. The detailed infertility evaluation is described and the impact of interferon therapy on pregnancy is reviewed. Successful pregnancy appears possible in woman taking interferon on a chronic basis.