Male fertility in Crohn's disease.
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چکیده
The fertility of 70 men with Crohn's disease and a group of age matched controls were compared. Crohn's disease was associated with a significant reduction in family size independent of steroid or sulphasalazine treatment.
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Zinc deficiency in men with Crohn's disease may contribute to poor sperm function and male infertility.
In Great Britain, married couples were reported to have between 1.9 and 2.1 children, while men with Crohn's disease had a mean of 1.2 and of 0.4 children before and after diagnosis, respectively. The role of zinc for male fertility is essential. Although lack of zinc in Crohn's disease is well established in up to 70% of patients, a possible relation between zinc deficiency and male subfertili...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 62 726 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986