Description
This session will provide a broad overview of key issues in women’s health in CF. Topics will include hormone contraception & drug interactions in the new era of complex CF medications, current knowledge & recommendations on gynecologic care for the CF female as well as important issues related to fertility & pregnancy. Finally, a bench to bedside discussion of sex differences in outcomes of CF patients & the impact of sex hormones on this observation will be discussed.
Educational Objectives:
- Summarize drug interactions of hormone contraceptives in relations to common CF drugs.
- Review recommendations for gynecologic care for CF women of child bearing age and the challenges and complications associated with fertility and pregnancy in CF.
- Summarize available data on sex based outcomes in CF and the impact of sex hormones in the disease process.
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