Pregnancy and Crohn's

[katiesue1506]

Ok... I wasn't sure where to post this, so I picked here

Anyhow, I was just wondering whether Imuran or Remicade or Prednisone have any effects on fertility. Also does just having Crohn's Disease have any effect?

Don't worry, I'm not trying to concieve (only 19 here :eek2: :lol: ) It just seems like an interesting topic to me, and for some reason I thought that I had read somewhere that Imuran made you infertile.

Any comments?

 

[Cara Fusinato]

My GI doc told me that one shouldn't have children while on those, but I know there are people here on the board who have had lovely, healthy babies while taking them.

 

[ruthymg]

Hi, I stopped taking my Imuran the moment I found out I was pregnant as it can cause birth defects, it doesn't however affect fertility as I understand. As far as Remicade goes and prednisolone, its not a good idea to get pregnant whilst taking these drugs. The jury is still out there, so to speak on what damage drugs like Remicade can really do to an unbron child. Its also worth mentioning that Methotrexate can cause infertility and birth defects and if you have taken this prior to planning for a baby, there is a timescale after the course in which it is safe to get pregnant.


Ruth

 

[old hat]

Pregnancy and IBD faq
http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/pregnancyibd/a/pregnancyibd.htm