Zapounidou Athina, Kalampokas Emmanouil, Triantafyllidou Olga, Kalampokas Theodoros, Vlahos Nikolaos
The aim of our narrative review is to examine how the various factors associated with IBD affect more or less the fertility of female and male patients. We have reviewed the recent bibliography on the Medline. The infertility rates among patients of IBD and the general population do not differ, apart from some specific factors. The issue of infertility of IBD patients requires further epidemiological studies, as despite the latest efforts of the medical community …