Paternal inflammatory arthritis is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage: results of a large multicenter study (iFAME-Fertility).
Luis Fernando Perez-GarciaEsther RöderHieronymus T W SmeeleRobbert GoekoopJohanna M W HazesMarc R KokIlja TchetverikovAnnette van der Helm-van MilJos van der KaapPetra KokBouwe P Krijthe PRadboud J E M DolhainPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)
This is the largest study to describe the pregnancy outcomes of partners of men diagnosed with IA and the first to demonstrate that paternal IA is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage. Notwithstanding, the overall rate of miscarriage reported in our study could be comparable to previously reported population estimates.