Most women with IBD respond to assisted reproductive technology: study

However, in two subgroups live birth rates are lower than for the general population, researchers say
Reuters Health
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Assisted reproductive technology success rates for women with inflammatory bowel disease appear similar to those of the general population, except in two groups of patients, say the Australian authors of a systematic review.

Live birth rates are lower following surgery for Crohn’s disease and after failed ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), they report.