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What is your approach to the management of a patient with PAH who is resistant to contraception and planning a pregnancy?

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Pulmonology · UC San Diego School of Medicine

PAH in pregnancy is associated with high maternal mortality despite the advanced therapies we now have available. Therefore, my first step is counseling the patient so she is aware of all the potential risks associated with a pregnancy. If she is already pregnant, I then discuss the option of termin...

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