Pregnancy and nursing in inflammatory bowel disease.
The peak age of onset for IBD coincides with the peak age for conception and pregnancy. Women with inactive IBD who become pregnant do not have increased complications compared with age-matched controls. Most medications for IBD are safe in pregnancy. The greatest danger to a normal conception and pregnancy is active disease, not the medicine used to treat it. This article outlines fertility in IBD, the effect of IBD on pregnancy, the effect of pregnancy on IBD, and the medical therapy available.
Friedman
Sonia
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Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Gastroenterology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Regueiro
Miguel D
MD
D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy