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Managing Crohn’s Disease during Pregnancy
Brindusa Ana CIMPOCA, Florina NEDELEA, Mirona FURTUNA, Gheorghe PELTECU and Anca Maria PANAITESCU
ABSTRACT
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with onset during reproductive age. Advancement in medical therapies and treatment strategies have made pregnancy following a diagnosis of CD a viable and safe option for more women with this disease. In this review we discuss the evidence based management of Crohn’s disease during pregnancy.
Keywords: Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pregnancy, preconception disease control