β-thalassemia patients and gynecological approach: review and clinical experience

Abstract

Significant improvements in therapy and life expectancy of β-thalassemia patients in last decades result in the need of commitment for gynecologists and obstetricians as the complexity of organ impairment needs a specific multidisciplinary approach. After a review of clinical manifestations of β-thalassemia from a gynecologic point of view, we present the experience of a gynecologic center in treating β-thalassemia patients from more than 20 years.

Chinese abstract

在过去的几十年，β-地中海贫血患者的治疗和预期寿命得到了显著提高，导致需要向妇产科医生承诺器官损伤的复杂性需要一个特定的多学科方法。从妇科的角度回顾β-地中海贫血的临床表现后，总结报道了一个妇科中心20多年的治疗地中海贫血患者的经验。

• β-thalassemia
• endocrinology
• gynecologic

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.