Autor: |
Shefali Khanna Sharma, Siddharth Jain, Pooja Bahl, Pragna Potturi, Manish Rathi, Shankar Naidu, Naresh Sachdeva, Varun Dhir, Sanjay Jain |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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Zdroj: |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1478-6362 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s13075-020-02292-y |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Ovarian toxicity is a dreaded complication of cyclophosphamide (CYC). With the use of lower cumulative doses of intravenous CYC (modified NIH regimens) and availability of better markers of ovarian toxicity, the incidence of ovarian dysfunction needs reassessment. Lupus disease activity, by itself, is also believed to affect ovarian function negatively. Methods This single-centre prospective cohort study recruited 50 female patients of severe lupus aged 18–40 years. Twenty-five patients each received induction with either monthly intravenous CYC (0.5–0.75 g/m2) for 6–9 months or daily oral mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). Details of menstrual irregularities; serum levels of FSH, LH, estradiol, AMH, and inhibin B; and sonographic assessment of ovarian volume and antral follicular count were done at baseline and 6 months after treatment. Amenorrhoeic patients were re-evaluated at 1 year. Results Mean (SD) age of subjects in the CYC and MMF groups was 31.4 (6.3) and 28.4 (4.4) years, respectively. Mean (SD) SLEDAI at the initiation of therapy was 7.2 (2.5) in the CYC group and 5.8 (3.4) in the MMF group. The mean cumulative dose of CYC used was 4.6 (1.8) g. Three patients in the CYC group (versus none in MMF) had amenorrhoea at 6 months—two of these regained menses within 6 months, while only one (4%) developed sustained amenorrhoea (lasting more than 12 months) at 41 years of age, likely menopause. Serum FSH levels increased (p = 0.03), while AMH (p = 0.002) and inhibin B (p |
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