Evaluation of fertility in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
10.3760/cma.j.cn101480-20210901-00065
- VernacularTitle:炎症性肠病患者的生育力评估
- Author:
Jun LI
1
;
Yongqing WANG
;
Hongbin CHI
Author Information
1. 北京大学第三医院消化科 100191
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inflammatory bowel disease;
Fertility;
Pregnancy;
Evaluation;
Eugenics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2021;05(4):284-288
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is more common in young and middle-aged people and they face the problems of childbirth and eugenics. Therefore, the evaluation of fertility in patients with IBD is important to guide pregnancy and fertility. This article reviews the common indicators of fertility evaluation and the changes of fertility in patients with IBD. It is recommended to evaluate the fertility of women and men before pregnancy if it is necessary, especially to evaluate the disease activity and medications. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) consultation including departments of gastroenterology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine and andrology should be carried out when conditions permit, so as to increase pregnancy success rate, reduce pregnancy complications and pregnancy loss rates, achieve safe and rational use of medication and the goal of eugenics.
