Do you discontinue IL-17A, IL-17A/F, or IL-23 blockade in pregnant patients with psoriasis?  

I always give my patients the option of discontinuing but put it in perspective. For the most part, my patients do end up stopping, with the plan to restart after delivery. We discuss a few topics: Pregnancy doesn't tend to worsen psoriasis in general, in fact in many patients, it gets better. I...

I do not automatically discontinue IL-17A, IL-17A/F, or IL-23 blockade in pregnant patients with psoriasis. There are trade-offs. I suspect the risk of IL-17A, IL-17A/F, or IL-23 blockade in pregnant patients is very low. I suspect the risk to the pregnancy of having a severe psoriasis flare could b...