title: Infertility improved by etanercept in ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: The effect of TNF-α and TNF-α antagonists on semen quality in men is controversial. TNF-α levels are usually low in seminal plasma, but they tend to increase in inflammatory and infectious diseases. Etanercept is a highly-specific antagonist of TNF-α. In this report, we describe the development of pregnancy in a couple with a previously infertile husband, who received etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Vakif Gureba Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rezvani
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozaras