OBJECTIVES: Paternal preconception health is recognized as an important contributor to pregnancy outcomes. Nonetheless, pregnancy outcomes of partners of men with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have never been studied. Our objective was to des…
OBJECTIVES: The impact of inflammatory arthritis (IA) on male fertility remains unexplored. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of IA on several male fertility outcomes; fertility rate (number of biological children per man), family pl…
Fertility issues are common amongst women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), known key players in RA pathogenesis, have been associated with reproductive disorders. This study invest…
OBJECTIVE: Subfertility is frequently encountered among female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and has been associated with disease activity and antirheumatic drugs. However, little is known about the results of the fertility assessments…