Medication | Discontinued 3–12 Mos Before, n = 135 | Discontinued < 3 Mos Before, n = 135 | Discontinued at Confirmed Pregnancy, n = 135 | Used Before Pregnancy, n = 135 | Used in 1st Trimester, n = 85 | Used in 2nd Trimester, n = 116 | Used in 3rd Trimester, n = 106 | Used 6 Wks After, n = 110 | Used 6 Mos After, n = 81 | Used 12 Mos After, n = 79 |
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Synthetic DMARD | 21 (16) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 34 (25) | 15 (18) | 21 (18) | 19 (18) | 19 (17) | 20 (25) | 32 (41) |
Biological DMARD | 23 (17) | 17 (13) | 8 (6) | 52 (39) | 4 (5) | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | 27 (25) | 40 (49) | 39 (49) |
Oral steroids | NA | NA | NA | NA | 24 (28) | 27 (23) | 28 (26) | 34 (31) | 30 (37) | 23 (29) |
No steroids or DMARD | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50 (59) | 81 (70) | 64 (60) | 47 (43) | 24 (30) | 22 (28) |
NA: not available; DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.