Inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy.
This article provides the current state of knowledge on the interrelations between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and pregnancy and its multiple concerns, including inheriting inflammatory bowel disease, fertility, influence of inflammatory bowel disease activity on pregnancy and vice versa, the safety of drug therapy, and risk factors. The author provides some conclusions and his recommendations.
Korelitz
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Section of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors