title: Incidence of sulphasalazine-induced male infertility.
abstract: Sperm analysis of 21 patients taking sulphasalazine for inflammatory bowel disease revealed that 86% had abnormal semen analysis and 72% had oligospermia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012460:Sulfasalazine