Publications

Reeves JA, Birru Talabi M, Jeng G, et al. Contraception Among Women with Selected Autoimmune Diseases in the United States, 2019: A Claims Analysis. Journal of Women’s Health. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1089/jwh.2024.0812

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Birru Talabi M, Callegari LS, Kazmerski TM, Krishnamurti T, Mosley EA, Borrero S. A blueprint for a new model of sexual and reproductive health care in subspecialty medicine. Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb;58(1):216-222. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14074. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 36151999; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9836962.
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Bermas BL, Blanco I, Blazer AD, Clowse ME, Edens C, Ramsey-Goldman R, Talabi MB. Overturning Roe v. Wade: Toppling the Practice of Rheumatology. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;74(12):1865-1867. doi: 10.1002/art.42336. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 36128693.
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Borrero S, Talabi MB, Dehlendorf C. Confronting the Medical Community's Complicity in Marginalizing Abortion Care. JAMA. 2022 Nov 1;328(17):1701-1702. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18328. PubMed PMID: 36318124.
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Birru Talabi M, Callegari LS, Borrero S. Redefining Primum Non Nocere to Include Reproductive Autonomy: A New Paradigm in Subspecialty Medicine. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2021;2(1):497-499. doi: 10.1089/whr.2021.0079. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34970654; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8713502.
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Sammaritano LR, Bermas BL, Chakravarty EE, Chambers C, Clowse MEB, Lockshin MD, Marder W, Guyatt G, Branch DW, Buyon J, Christopher-Stine L, Crow-Hercher R, Cush J, Druzin M, Kavanaugh A, Laskin CA, Plante L, Salmon J, Simard J, Somers EC, Steen V, Tedeschi SK, Vinet E, White CW, Yazdany J, Barbhaiya M, Bettendorf B, Eudy A, Jayatilleke A, Shah AA, Sullivan N, Tarter LL, Birru Talabi M, Turgunbaev M, Turner A, D'Anci KE. 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Apr;72(4):461-488. doi: 10.1002/acr.24130. Epub 2020 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 32090466.
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Birru Talabi M, Borrero S. Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Apr 3. doi: 10.1002/acr.80049. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41930619.
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Tani C, Zucchi D, Bellis E, Birru Talabi M, Frise C, de Jesús GR, Koksvik HS, Lledó GM, Mekinian A, Marinello D, Palla I, Mehta P, Comet LS, Shaimaa S, Smeele HTW, Talarico R, Brucato A, Khamashta M, Shoenfeld Y, Tincani A, Mosca M. Patient Care Pathways for Pregnancy in Rare and Complex Rheumatic Diseases: Results From an International Survey. J Rheumatol. 2023 Jul;50(7):934-938. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220773. Epub 2023 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 36642433.
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Clowse MEB, Li J, Talabi MB, Eudy AM, Schmajuk G. Frequency of Contraception Documentation in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Within the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2023 Mar;75(3):590-596. doi: 10.1002/acr.24803. Epub 2022 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 34623033; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8989718.
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Mitchell D, Lesoon L, Edens C, Kazmerski TM, Stransky OM, Cameron FA, Clowse MEB, Borrero S, Hamm M, Talabi MB. How to Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Care to Patients: Focus Groups With Rheumatologists and Rheumatology Advanced Practice Providers. J Rheumatol. 2023 Feb;50(2):240-245. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220217. Epub 2022 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 36319006; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9898078.
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Stransky O, Hunt N, Richards JS, Talabi MB. Exploring Family Planning, Parenting, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Men With Rheumatic Diseases. J Rheumatol. 2022 Mar;49(3):251-255. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.210785. Epub 2021 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 34782452.
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Birru Talabi M, Himes KP, Clowse MEB. Optimizing reproductive health management in lupus and Sjogren's syndrome. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2021 Nov 1;33(6):570-578. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000839. Review. PubMed PMID: 34519280.
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Wolgemuth T, Stransky OM, Chodoff A, Kazmerski TM, Clowse MEB, Birru Talabi M. Exploring the Preferences of Women Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Context of Rheumatology: A Qualitative Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Aug;73(8):1194-1200. doi: 10.1002/acr.24249. Epub 2021 Jul 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 32374928; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7644606.
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Stransky OM, Wolgemuth T, Kazmerski T, Chodoff A, Borrero S, Birru Talabi M. Contraception decision-making and care among reproductive-aged women with autoimmune diseases. Contraception. 2021 Feb;103(2):86-91. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.11.001. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33181126.
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Sammaritano LR, Bermas BL, Chakravarty EE, Chambers C, Clowse MEB, Lockshin MD, Marder W, Guyatt G, Branch DW, Buyon J, Christopher-Stine L, Crow-Hercher R, Cush J, Druzin M, Kavanaugh A, Laskin CA, Plante L, Salmon J, Simard J, Somers EC, Steen V, Tedeschi SK, Vinet E, White CW, Yazdany J, Barbhaiya M, Bettendorf B, Eudy A, Jayatilleke A, Shah AA, Sullivan N, Tarter LL, Birru Talabi M, Turgunbaev M, Turner A, D'Anci KE. 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Apr;72(4):529-556. doi: 10.1002/art.41191. Epub 2020 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 32090480.
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Birru Talabi M, Clowse MEB, Blalock SJ, Moreland L, Siripong N, Borrero S. Contraception Use Among Reproductive-Age Women With Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Aug;71(8):1132-1140. doi: 10.1002/acr.23724. Epub 2019 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 30106516; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6375807.
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Birru Talabi M, Clowse MEB, Blalock SJ, Hamm M, Borrero S. Perspectives of Adult Rheumatologists Regarding Family Planning Counseling and Care: A Qualitative Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Mar;72(3):452-458. doi: 10.1002/acr.23872. PubMed PMID: 30875455; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6745289.
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Birru Talabi M, Eudy AM, Jayasundara M, Haroun T, Nowell WB, Curtis JR, Crow-Hercher R, White CW, Ginsberg S, Clowse MEB. Pregnancy, Periods, and "The Pill": Exploring the Reproductive Experiences of Women with Inflammatory Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2019 Apr;1(2):125-132. doi: 10.1002/acr2.1016. eCollection 2019 Apr. PubMed PMID: 31777789; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6857994.
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Hunt N, Talabi MB. Family Planning and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2019 Mar 6;21(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-019-0816-y. Review. PubMed PMID: 30840208.
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Birru Talabi M, Clowse MEB, Blalock SJ, Switzer G, Yu L, Chodoff A, Borrero S. Development of ReproKnow, a reproductive knowledge assessment for women with rheumatic diseases. BMC Rheumatol. 2019;3:40. doi: 10.1186/s41927-019-0091-6. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31660532; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6805554.
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Stokes N, Stransky OM, West SC, Hoskoppal A, Talabi MB, Kazmerski TM. Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Experiences and Perceptions of Women with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Mar;44(3):564-571. doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-02951-8. Epub 2022 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 35732955.
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Birru Talabi M, Callegari LS, Kazmerski TM, Krishnamurti T, Mosley EA, Borrero S. A blueprint for a new model of sexual and reproductive health care in subspecialty medicine. Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb;58(1):216-222. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14074. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 36151999; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9836962.
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Kirkpatrick L, Harrison E, Borrero S, Davis AR, Miller E, Sogawa Y, Stransky OM, Talabi MB, Urban A, Van Cott AC, Kazmerski TM. Preferences and experiences of women with epilepsy regarding sexual and reproductive healthcare provision. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Apr;129:108631. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108631. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 35247834.
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Stransky OM, Pam M, Ladores SL, Birru Talabi M, Borrero S, Godfrey EM, Roe AH, Sawicki GS, Zuckerwise LC, Mody S, Mentch L, Deal A, O'Leary R, Taylor-Cousar JL, Jain R, Kazmerski TM. Engaging Stakeholders in the Development of a Reproductive Goals Decision AID for Women with Cystic Fibrosis. J Patient Exp. 2022;9:23743735221077527. doi: 10.1177/23743735221077527. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35128042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8814976.
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Kirkpatrick L, Harrison E, Borrero S, Miller E, Sogawa Y, Stransky OM, Talabi MB, Urban A, Kazmerski TM. Sexual and reproductive health concerns of women with epilepsy beginning in adolescence and young adulthood. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Dec;125:108439. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108439. Epub 2021 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 34839241.
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Leech MM, Stransky OM, Talabi MB, Borrero S, Roe AH, Kazmerski TM. Exploring the reproductive decision support needs and preferences of women with cystic fibrosis(). Contraception. 2021 Jan;103(1):32-37. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.10.004. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 33068614.
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Birru Talabi M, Callegari LS, Borrero S. Redefining Primum Non Nocere to Include Reproductive Autonomy: A New Paradigm in Subspecialty Medicine. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2021;2(1):497-499. doi: 10.1089/whr.2021.0079. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34970654; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8713502.
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Kirkpatrick L, Collins A, Sogawa Y, Birru Talabi M, Harrison E, Kazmerski TM. Sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescent and young adult women with epilepsy: A qualitative study of pediatric neurologists and epileptologists. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Mar;104(Pt A):106911. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.106911. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 31986439.
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Birru Talabi M, Eudy AM, Jayasundara M, Haroun T, Nowell WB, Curtis JR, Crow-Hercher R, White W, Ginsberg S, Clowse MEB. Tough Choices: Exploring Medication Decision-Making During Pregnancy and Lactation Among Women With Inflammatory Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2021 Jul;3(7):475-483. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11240. Epub 2021 Jun 11. PubMed PMID: 34114738; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8281053.
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Birru Talabi M, Clowse MEB. Antirheumatic medications in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2020 May;32(3):238-246. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000710. Review. PubMed PMID: 32205567.
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Johnson AE, Talabi MB, Bonifacino E, Culyba AJ, Davis EM, Davis PK, De Castro LM, Essien UR, Maria Gonzaga A, Hogan MV, James AJ, Jonassaint CR, Jonassaint NL, Matheo L, Nance MA, Napoé GS, Olafiranye O, Owusu-Ansah S, Pierson-Brown TN, Conrad Smith AJ, Suber TL, Torres O, Tripp R, Ufomata E, Wilson JD, South-Paul JE. Racial Diversity Among American Cardiologists: Implications for the Past, Present, and Future. Circulation. 2021 Jun 15;143(24):2395-2405. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.053566. Epub 2021 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 34125564; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9171456.
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Johnson AE, Birru Talabi M, Bonifacino E, Culyba AJ, Jonassaint NL, Nance MA, Napoé GS, Olafiranye O, Owusu-Ansah S, Suber TL. Considerations for Racial Diversity in the Cardiology Workforce in the United States of America. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Apr 20;77(15):1934-1937. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.043. PubMed PMID: 33858629.
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Kazmerski TM, Stransky OM, Wright CE, Albanowski M, Pilewski JM, Talabi MB, Callegari LS, Chang JC, Abebe KZ, Miller E, Deal A, O'Leary R, Borrero S. Feasibility Testing of a Web-Based Reproductive Decision Support Tool for Cystic Fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2024 May;23(3):404-411. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2023.10.003. Epub 2023 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 37833123.
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Krishnamurti T, Birru Talabi M, Callegari LS, Kazmerski TM, Borrero S. A Framework for Femtech: Guiding Principles for Developing Digital Reproductive Health Tools in the United States. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr 28;24(4):e36338. doi: 10.2196/36338. PubMed PMID: 35482371; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9100540.
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Birru MS, Monaco VM, Charles L, Drew H, Njie V, Bierria T, Detlefsen E, Steinman RA. Internet usage by low-literacy adults seeking health information: an observational analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3;6(3):e25. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6.3.e25. PubMed PMID: 15471751; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1550604.
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Birru M, Steinman RA. Online health information and low-literacy African Americans. J Med Internet Res. 2004 Sep 3;6(3):e26. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6.3.e26. PubMed PMID: 15471752; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1550609.
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Bermas BL, Blanco I, Ramsey-Goldman R, Blazer AD, Clowse MEB, Edens C, Donley G, Pierce L, Wright C, Birru Talabi M. The impact of US abortion policy on rheumatology clinical practice: a cross-sectional survey of rheumatologists. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Mar;76(3):485-486. doi: 10.1002/art.42699. Epub 2023 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 37706661.
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Bermas BL, Blanco I, Blazer AD, Clowse ME, Edens C, Ramsey-Goldman R, Talabi MB. Overturning Roe v. Wade: Toppling the Practice of Rheumatology. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Dec;74(12):1865-1867. doi: 10.1002/art.42336. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 36128693.
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Borrero S, Talabi MB, Dehlendorf C. Confronting the Medical Community's Complicity in Marginalizing Abortion Care. JAMA. 2022 Nov 1;328(17):1701-1702. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18328. PubMed PMID: 36318124.
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Herath K, Contis L, Aggarwal N, Birru Talabi M. A Case of Unremitting Fevers. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Oct;71(10):1310-1316. doi: 10.1002/acr.23800. PubMed PMID: 30354019.
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Birru Talabi M, Mackey RH, Kuller LH, Dorman JS, Deane KD, Robinson WH, Walitt BT, Chang Y, Holers VM, Liu S, Moreland LW. Human Leukocyte Antigen Shared Epitope and Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative Rheumatoid Arthritis Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Jul 15;186(2):245-254. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx087. PubMed PMID: 28459968; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5860272.
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Birru Talabi M, Douglas L, Kimberly L. Cavitary Lung Lesions, Rash, Systemic Shock, Hematuria, and Acute Kidney Injury in a patient with Elevated Anti-Nuclear Antibody Titers and Rheumatoid Factor. International journal of sciences. 2015 September; 4(9):24-27. doi: 10.18483/ijSci.829.
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Mackey RH, Kuller LH, Deane KD, Walitt BT, Chang YF, Holers VM, Robinson WH, Tracy RP, Hlatky MA, Eaton CB, Liu S, Freiberg MS, Talabi MB, Schelbert EB, Moreland LW. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Positivity, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Women's Health Initiative. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Sep;67(9):2311-22. doi: 10.1002/art.39198. PubMed PMID: 25988241; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4551571.
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Kao AH, Lertratanakul A, Elliott JR, Sattar A, Santelices L, Shaw P, Birru M, Avram Z, Thompson T, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Ramsey-Goldman R, Manzi S. Relation of carotid intima-media thickness and plaque with incident cardiovascular events in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 1;112(7):1025-32. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.040. Epub 2013 Jul 2. PubMed PMID: 23827400; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3779482.
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