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Effect of deflazacort on pregnancy outcome in kidney transplant patients: should we change the immunosuppressant before conception?

Authors
 Bo Hyon Yun  ;  Dong Jin Joo  ;  Seok Kyo Seo  ;  Si Hyun Cho  ;  Young Sik Choi  ;  Byung Seok Lee 
Citation
 BMC NEPHROLOGY, Vol.20(1) : 161, 2019 
Journal Title
BMC NEPHROLOGY
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Immunosuppressant ; Kidneytransplant ; Pregnancy
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Despite the good prognosis in patients with transplant organs, limited evidence is available on how immunosuppressants affect pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine whether immunosuppressant use affects the pregnancy outcome and to identify whether there is any need to change the immunosuppressant before the patient tries to conceive.

METHODS:
This retrospective cohort study included women with previous kidney transplantation history who visited the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for either infertility or antenatal care between January 2005 and May 2016. A total of 40 cases (36 women) met the inclusion criteria. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS version 9.4.

RESULTS:
There were no differences in the immunosuppressant regimen between the pregnant and non-pregnant groups (never-pregnant+miscarriage) (P = 0.73). Individual immunosuppressant use was significantly different in terms of pregnancy outcome among the never-pregnant, miscarriage, and clinical pregnancy groups (azathioprine, P = 0.01; deflazacort, P < 0.0001). Only deflazacort use differed significantly between the clinical pregnancy and non-pregnant groups (P = 0.003). After adjusting for factors that may affect pregnancy outcome, deflazacort use remained significantly associated with a decreased odds ratio for clinical pregnancy (P = 0.02). Cox regression analysis also showed that deflazacort use was the only remaining factor that could hinder the success of clinical pregnancy (P = 0.03).

CONCLUSIONS:
Our study suggests that the type of immunosuppressive regimen may not affect the success of clinical pregnancy. However, deflazacort may decrease the possibility of clinical pregnancy in women with kidney transplant when they try to conceive.
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DOI
10.1186/s12882-019-1346-6
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology (산부인과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Seo, Seok Kyo(서석교) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-0484
Yun, Bo Hyon(윤보현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-797X
Lee, Byung Seok(이병석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-2079
Cho, Si Hyun(조시현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-6645
Joo, Dong Jin(주동진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-1531
Choi, Young Sik(최영식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-4822
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/170379
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