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William P. Homan, MD; Bjorn Thorbjarnarson, MD

Arch Surg. 1976;111(5):545-547.

Abstract
• Seventy-eight women with Crohn disease, each having the physical capability and opportunity to bear children, were admitted to the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center during a 20-year period. Forty-two pregnancies occurred. Results are suggestive of overall decreased fertility with no significant difference according to site of disease. The outcome of the pregnancies was not unlike that of the general population. Pregnancy did not exert an adverse effect on the disease itself, but termination of pregnancy was associated with relapse of Crohn disease 24% of the time.

(Arch Surg 111:545-547, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 25, 1975.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10021 (Dr Thorbjarnarson).

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