TY - JOUR T1 - Number of births, interpregnancy interval, and subsequent pregnancy rate after a diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic disease in Norwegian women. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 2310 LP - 2314 VL - 28 IS - 10 AU - J F Skomsvoll AU - M Ostensen AU - V Baste AU - L M Irgens Y1 - 2001/10/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/28/10/2310.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE: To study female reproduction, i.e., number of births, subsequent pregnancy rate, and interpregnancy interval after diagnosis of inflammatory rheumatic disease. METHODS: In a national population based cohort study, reproduction in mothers with rheumatic disease, registered with the Medical Birth Registry of Norway 1967-1995, were compared to mothers without such diagnoses. RESULTS: After diagnosis, women with rheumatic disease had a statistically significant lower mean number of births, a shorter time span of reproduction, longer interpregnancy intervals, and a reduced subsequent pregnancy rate. CONCLUSION: Altered reproduction observed in women with a rheumatic disease might reflect various mechanisms not accounted for in this study, but possibly related to the disease process, functional impairment, or medical treatment. ER -