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Anti-VEGF treatment in women of reproductive age should consider risks related to unplanned pregnancy
HAMBURG — Anti-VEGF treatment in women of reproductive age carries the risk of unplanned pregnancy. Educating the patients on potential treatment-related risks is mandatory in these cases, a speaker said at the Euretina meeting.“While AMD is found in older population, younger women may develop CNV from various etiologies and macular edema from diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion,” Monika Gajdosova, MD, said.