Paternal Disease Activity Is Associated With Difficulty in Conception Among Men With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan; Christopher Martin; Sunanda Kane; Robert S Sandler; Millie D Long

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.04.001

Paternal Disease Activity Is Associated With Difficulty in Conception Among Men With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jan;17(1):203-204. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.04.001. Epub 2018 Apr 11.

Authors

Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan¹, Christopher Martin², Sunanda Kane³, Robert S Sandler², Millie D Long²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Abstract

The impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity and treatment on fertility and pregnancy outcomes is important for men and women. In women, remission at conception determines better pregnancy outcomes,^1,2 and most maternal IBD medication exposures are safe.² In contrast, less is known about the impact of paternal disease activity and medication use on fertility and pregnancy outcomes in men with IBD.³.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / complications*
Male
Reproductive Health*

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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