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. 2015 Oct 12;4(2):93–104. doi: 10.1007/s40120-015-0033-1

Table 2.

Pregnancy outcomes from clinical trials as of June 30, 2014

Pregnancy outcome Placebo DMFa Glatiramer acetate Blinded therapy Discontinued DMFb Total
Total number of women who became pregnant 13 42c 4 1 3 63
 Live birth 9 26 1 0 1 37
 Spontaneous abortion 2 3d 0 0 0 5
 Elective termination 2 10e 2 0 0 14
 Pregnancy ongoing 0 2 0 1 2 5
 Lost to follow-up 0 1 1 0 0 2

aDelayed-release DMF (also known as gastro-resistant DMF); DMF dimethyl fumarate

bSubjects had discontinued DMF for >60 days at the time of their last menstrual period

cPatients from the pregnancy registry are not included in this analysis

dOne subject who had a spontaneous abortion at 11 weeks gestational age had discontinued DMF 240 mg three times a day 4 months earlier and was taking interferon beta-1a until 6 weeks gestational age

eOne elective termination was in the setting of abnormalities detected on ultrasound at least 1 month after the patient discontinued DMF