Inflammation

Lupus, BCP’s, and HRT — References & further reading

¹ Buyon, J., et al. 2005. The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: A randomized trial. Ann. Intern. Med, 142 (12 Pt. 1), 953–965. URL: http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/142/12_Part_1/953.pdf (accessed 06.26.2009).

² Buyon, J., et al. 2005.

  [No author listed.] 2005. Spotlight on research for 2005. Hormone replacement not associated with severe lupus flares. URL: http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2005/hrt_lupus.asp (accessed 05.22.2009).

³ Lupus: A multifaceted disease. http://www.lef.org/protocols/immune_connective_joint/lupus_01.htm (accessed 06.08.2009).

⁴ Petri, M. 2001. Long-term outcomes in lupus. Am. J. Managed Care, 7 (16 Suppl.), S480–S485. URL; http://www.ajmc.com/supplement/managed-care/2001/2001-10-vol7-n16Suppl/Oct01-297pS480-S485 (accessed 06.26.2009).

⁵ Wikipedia. 2009. Antiphospholipid syndrome. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiphospholipid_syndrome (accessed 08.05.2009).

⁶ Bernier, M., et al. 2009. Combined oral contraceptive use and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum., 61 (4), 476–481. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19333988 (accessed 09.02.2009).

  Petri, M., & Buyon, J. 2008. Oral contraceptives in systemic lupus erythematosus: The case for (and against). Lupus, 17 (8), 708–710. URL: http://lup.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/17/8/708 (accessed 09.02.2009).

  Petri, M., et al. 2005. Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. NEJM, 353 (24), 2550–2558. URL: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/353/24/2550 (accessed 09.02.2009).

⁷ Hays, B. 2005. Chapter 19. Hormonal imbalances: Female hormones: The dance of the hormones. Pt. I. In Textbook of Functional Medicine, ed. D. Jones & S. Quinn, 230. Gig Harbor, WA: Institute for Functional Medicine.

⁸ Hays, B. 2005. Chapter 19. Hormonal imbalances: Female hormones: The dance of the hormones. Pt. I. In Textbook of Functional Medicine, ed. D. Jones & S. Quinn, 231. Gig Harbor, WA: Institute for Functional Medicine.

 

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