Current management and outcome of pregnancies in women with adrenal insufficiency: experience from a multi-center survey

Christina Bothou, Gurpreet Anand, Dingfeng Li, Tina Kienitz, Khyatisha Seejore, Chiara Simeoli, Andreas Ebbehoj, Emma G Ward, Rosa Maria Paragliola, Rosario Ferrigno, Klaus Badenhoop, Sophie Bensing, Marianne Oksnes, Daniela Esposito, Ragnhildur Bergthorsdottir, William Drake, Jeanette Wahlberg, Nicole Reisch, Stefanie Hahner, Simon PearcePeter Trainer, Gwendolin Etzrodt-Walter, Sébastien P. Thalmann, Åse B. Sævik, Eystein Husebye, Andrea M. Isidori, Henrik Falhammar, Gesine Meyer, Salvatore Maria Corsello, Rosario Pivonello, Robert Murray, Irina Bancos, Marcus Quinkler, Felix Beuschlein

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Abstract

Context: Appropriate management of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in pregnancy can be challenging due to the rarity of the disease and lack of evidence-based recommendations to guide glucocorticoid- and mineralocorticoid dosage adjustment. Objective: Multi-center survey on current clinical approaches in managing AI during pregnancy. Design: Retrospective anonymized data collection from 19 international centers from 2013-2019. Setting and patients: 128 pregnancies in 113 women with different causes of AI: Addison disease (44%), secondary AI (25%), congenital adrenal hyperplasia (25%) and acquired AI due to bilateral adrenalectomy (6%). Results: Hydrocortisone (HC) was the most commonly used glucocorticoid in 82.9% (97/117) of pregnancies. Glucocorticoid dosage was increased at any time during pregnancy in 73/128 (57%) of cases. In these cases, difference of the daily dose of HC equivalent between baseline and the third trimester was 8.6±5.4 [range: 1, 30] mg. Fludrocortisone dosage was increased in fewer cases (7/54 during the first trimester, 9/64 during the second trimester and 9/62 cases during the last trimester). Overall, an adrenal crisis was reported in 9/128 (7%) pregnancies. Caesarian section was the most frequent mode of delivery at 58% (69/118). Fetal complications were reported in 3/120 (2.5%) and minor maternal complications in 15/120 (12.5%) pregnancies without fatal outcomes. Conclusions: This survey confirms good maternal and fetal outcome in women with AI managed in specialized endocrine centers. An emphasis on careful endocrine follow up and repeated patient education is likely to have reduced the risk of adrenal crisis and resulted in positive outcomes.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaTHE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
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Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2020

Keywords

  • Addison disease
  • adrenal crisis
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • glucocorticoid
  • mineralocorticoid
  • miscarriage
  • pregnancy

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