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Acromegaly: Preconception Management

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Family planning is an important component of the medical care for women with acromegaly. For women desiring fertility, preconception counseling should be offered to address the potential risks to the mother and fetus. The optimal time to conceive depends on disease control and the need for treatments used to manage acromegaly. Preconception evaluation also entails screening for comorbidities and managing them appropriately. We present a case of a woman with a growth hormone (GH)-secreting tumor who aims to conceive and summarize the pathophysiology and best standards regarding preconception management in this population of patients.

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  2. Disciplina de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital–das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Jallad, R.S., Bronstein, M.D. (2022). Acromegaly: Preconception Management. In: Samson, S.L., Ioachimescu, A.G. (eds) Pituitary Disorders throughout the Life Cycle. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99918-6_8

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