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Rishika Chugh1, Jill K J Gaidos2
1Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
Abstract:
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease is continuing to increase worldwide and is more commonly diagnosed in women of reproductive age. Individuals with Crohn's disease may have inaccurate perceptions regarding the rate of infertility, heritability, and the safety of taking therapies for Crohn's disease during pregnancy, all of which greatly affect their decisions surrounding family planning. Given this area of need for both patients and providers, in this article, we have included the latest evidence on the impact of Crohn's disease on fertility, heritability, pregnancy outcomes, and the safety of medications for Crohn's disease during pregnancy and lactation.
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