Hi! Has any women here been pregnant while having psoriatic arthritis? What was your experience? Did you have to stop all medication? Did you flare up?
Thanks in advance!
Hi , I'm so glad you've reached out. I hope some of our community members here can share their experiences with you of being pregnant while managing psoriatic arthritis. While I don't personally have experience with this, I did want to share this editorial article with you, https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/psa-basics/pregnancy-risk-complications. One of our health leaders also wrote about being pregnant with PsA in this article, https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/pregnancy-early-diagnosis, although it has more to do with her diagnosis than the pregnancy. And finally, another health leader wrote about her first trimester in this article, https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/pregnancy-first-trimester. Of course, having a conversation with your doctor (both rheumatologist and OBGYN) is a good idea as well, if you haven't already, just to be sure what they recommend or suggest for you specifically as they know you and your medical history best. I do hope that you also can get some helpful feedback here from the community as well. Wishing you a gentle day. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)