Pregnancy outcome in patients with {beta}-thalassemia intermedia at two tertiary care centers, in Beirut and Milan.

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;

B-thalassemia intermedia at two tertiary care centers, in Beirut and Milan b-thalassemia intermedia (TI) patients can present with a severe clinical disease at 2-6 years of age or remain asymptomatic until adult life. They suffer from mild anemia (hemoglobin (Hb) between 7-10 g/dL), and are usually transfusion independent.1 Pregnancy in these women, whether spontaneous or through assisted reproductive technology, represents a challenge for the treating physician.  The literature is limited by the scarcity of studies about TI and pregnancy. We report on the pregnancy outcome of TI women in two tertiary care centers, the Chronic Care Center, Hazmieh, Lebanon and the Hereditary Anemia Center, Milan, Italy over a 15-year period.