The impact of familial Mediterranean fever on women's health

Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2012 Jun;67(6):357-64. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318259ed3a.

Abstract

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common hereditary recurrent febrile disorder, characterized by the sudden onset of high fever and severe abdominal pain. The implications of this disorder on a woman's health are significant and not well known among obstetrician/gynecologists. The goal of this review is to familiarize providers caring for women on the ramifications of FMF on different aspects of a woman's life, including puberty, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause, as well as to help them to diagnose and manage FMF when these patients become pregnant.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Abdominal Pain / physiopathology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child Development / drug effects*
  • Colchicine* / administration & dosage
  • Colchicine* / adverse effects
  • Contraception / methods
  • Disease Management
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever* / complications
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever* / diagnosis
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever* / drug therapy
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever* / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Fever / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Infertility / drug therapy
  • Infertility / etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / etiology
  • Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
  • Reproductive Physiological Phenomena / drug effects*
  • Risk Factors
  • Tubulin Modulators / administration & dosage
  • Tubulin Modulators / adverse effects
  • Women's Health

Substances

  • Tubulin Modulators
  • Colchicine