Expert Viewpoint
A Call for Participation in the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry



Expert Viewpoint
A Call for Participation in the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry


Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to bring you this Expert Viewpoint discussing the aims and scope
of the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry for evaluating outcomes of pregnancies
exposed to ribavirin either by direct maternal exposure or by indirect paternal
exposure.
The piece reviews the rationale for this voluntary program and provides
guidance on how to participate. For more information, please click here.
To ensure the success of the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry, patients and
physicians are needed to report ribavirin-exposed pregnancies and to collect
data during pregnancy and following pregnancy outcome. This Registry will
undoubtedly help physicians in managing patient care and in assessing risk of
birth defects in ribavirin-exposed pregnancies.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Lindsay, MD
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Keck School of Medicine
Hepatitis Research and Treatment Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to bring you this Expert Viewpoint discussing the aims and scope
of the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry for evaluating outcomes of pregnancies
exposed to ribavirin either by direct maternal exposure or by indirect paternal
exposure.
The piece reviews the rationale for this voluntary program and provides
guidance on how to participate. For more information, please click here.
To ensure the success of the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry, patients and
physicians are needed to report ribavirin-exposed pregnancies and to collect
data during pregnancy and following pregnancy outcome. This Registry will
undoubtedly help physicians in managing patient care and in assessing risk of
birth defects in ribavirin-exposed pregnancies.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Lindsay, MD
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Keck School of Medicine
Hepatitis Research and Treatment Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California


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