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Assisted reproductive technology less successful in ulcerative colitis

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Women are counselled that surgery for ulcerative colitis leads to infertility and that they could require assisted reproductive technology (ART) to conceive. But how successful is ART, compared with women who do not have a history of ulcerative colitis? New data suggests that ART is less effective in women with ulcerative colitis, but its success is not reduced after surgery to treat the disease.

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  1. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, 55905, Minnesota, USA

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Kane, S. Assisted reproductive technology less successful in ulcerative colitis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 13, 318–320 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.66

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