TY - JOUR
T1 - Counseling sexually active teenagers treated with potential human teratogens
AU - Shilalukey, Kathleen
AU - Kaufman, Miriam
AU - Bradley, Susan
AU - Francombe, William H.
AU - Amankwah, Koffi
AU - Goldberg, Eudice
AU - Shear, Neil
AU - Olivieri, Nancy F.
AU - Koren, Gideon
PY - 1997/9
Y1 - 1997/9
N2 - Adolescents with hemoglobinopathies need daily chelation therapy with drugs which are known or suspected to be teratogenic. The prevention Of fetal exposure to such drugs is therefore a major task for health professionals caring for these patients. We describe a pilot program aiming to prevent pregnancy among sexually active adolescents treated with iron chelators in Toronto. Most of them had normal response to GnRH, suggesting endocrinologic fertility, and unlike the literature concerning their healthy peers, all sexually active patients in this study reported use of at least one form of contraception.
AB - Adolescents with hemoglobinopathies need daily chelation therapy with drugs which are known or suspected to be teratogenic. The prevention Of fetal exposure to such drugs is therefore a major task for health professionals caring for these patients. We describe a pilot program aiming to prevent pregnancy among sexually active adolescents treated with iron chelators in Toronto. Most of them had normal response to GnRH, suggesting endocrinologic fertility, and unlike the literature concerning their healthy peers, all sexually active patients in this study reported use of at least one form of contraception.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Counseling
KW - Iron chelators
KW - Teratogens
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U2 - 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00041-4
DO - 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00041-4
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C2 - 9283934
AN - SCOPUS:0030858454
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 21
SP - 143
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 3
ER -