Male patients with inflammatory joint diseases are less likely than controls to be childless: results from a Norwegian population-based cohort study of 10 865 patients.
Gudrun David SigmoSolveig HaugeKarl Ove HufthammerMarianne WalleniusKjell Åsmund SalvesenAnne Kjersti Nesje DaltveitGunnstein BaklandBjorg-Tilde Svanes FevangPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2024)
In this large cohort study we found that patients with IJD have a higher number of children and are less likely to be childless compared with controls. Factors associated with developing or having an IJD might influence fertility and this requires further investigation.