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First prospective study shows improvement of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy

Disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is significantly reduced during pregnancy, according to new data presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. In the study, RA improved significantly from the first trimester to the third trimester of the participants' pregnancy and this effect extended into the postpartum stage.

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