Special Considerations in the Management of Women with Epilepsy in Reproductive Years
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Seizures and Reproductive Health
3. Anti-Seizure Medications and Reproductive Health
4. Appropriate Anti-Seizure Medications during the Reproductive Age
5. Anti-Seizure Medications and Hormonal Contraceptives
6. Appropriate Contraception during Reproductive Age
7. Special Considerations for Catamenial Epilepsy
8. Specialized Considerations for Pregnancy
9. Discussion
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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ASMs That Decrease the Effectiveness of Hormonal Contraceptives | ASMs That Do Not Change the Effectiveness of Hormonal Contraceptives |
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Carbatrol, Equetri) Phenobarbital Phenytoin (Dilantin) Primidone (Mysoline) Clobazam (Onfi) Felbamate (Felbatol) Eslicarbazepine (Aptiom) Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 1 Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) Preampanel 2 Rufinamide (Banzel) Topiramate (Topamax) 3 | Acetazolamide (Diamox) Clonazepam (Klonopin) Diazepam (Valium) Valproic Acid (depakote, Depakene) Ethosuximide (Zarontin) Gabapentin (Neurotin, Graslise, Horizant) Lacosamide (Vimpat) Levetiracetam (Keppra) Lorazepam (Ativan) Pregabalin (Lyrica) Tigabine (Gabitril) Vigabatrin (Sabril) Zonisamide (Zonegran) |
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Parekh, K.; Kravets, H.D.; Spiegel, R. Special Considerations in the Management of Women with Epilepsy in Reproductive Years. J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12, 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12010088
Parekh K, Kravets HD, Spiegel R. Special Considerations in the Management of Women with Epilepsy in Reproductive Years. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2022; 12(1):88. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12010088
Chicago/Turabian StyleParekh, Krishna, Hannah Debra Kravets, and Rebecca Spiegel. 2022. "Special Considerations in the Management of Women with Epilepsy in Reproductive Years" Journal of Personalized Medicine 12, no. 1: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12010088