Fertility and infertility implications in rheumatoid arthritis; state of the art.

Abolfazl FattahAmirhooman AsadiMohammad Reza Hooshangi ShayestehForough Hatefi HesariSirous JamalzehiMojtaba AbbasiMohammad Javad Mousavi Saeed Aslani

Published in: Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] (2020)

A complex interaction between RA disease and fertility related issues is present. Despite an increase rate of infertility in RA females or males, the mechanisms involved in this outcome is still unknown. Plausible causes of the decreased fertility rate in RA patients might be due to inflammatory cytokines, suppressed sexual activity, drug treatments, mother age, personal choice, or a combination of these elements.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
end stage renal disease
ankylosing spondylitis
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
polycystic ovary syndrome
emergency department
mental health
type diabetes
adipose tissue
young adults
drug induced
adverse drug
patient reported