Male fertility in Crohn's disease

Postgraduate Medical Journal - Tập 62 Số 726 - Trang 269-272 - 1986
D Burnell1, J F Mayberry2, Brian Calcraft3, John Morris4, JM Rhodes5
1Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
2Department of Gastroenterology, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital of Nottingham , Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
3Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, UK
4Bridgend General Hospital , Bridgend, UK
5University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

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Summary The fertility of 70 men with Crohn's disease and a group of age matched controls were compared. Crohn's disease was associated with a significant reduction in family size independent of steroid or sulphasalazine treatment.

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