Reproductive health counseling is inadequate in people with IBD

(HealthDay) – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) report low rates of reproductive health counseling (RHC), according to a study presented at the Crohn's & Colitis 2019 congress, which show that is held from February 7 to 9 in Las Vegas.

Aarti Rao, MD, and Sarah Streett, MD, of Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif., Anonymously interviewed 66 women and men aged 18 to 45 with IBD for a six-month period. to examine the rates of ITN-RHC. and the factors badociated with IBD-RHC.

The researchers found that 30% of all patients and 18% of those who had undergone surgery for IBD reported having a history of RHC by a physician. Men and women (respectively 18 and 34%) considered not having children because of an ITN. Eighty-three percent of those who considered becoming children voluntarily had not received previous ABD-RHC. Of the 11 women diagnosed with IBD before pregnancy, 82%, 60% and 36% had no disease prior to intestinal disease, did not require gastrointestinal care prior to conception, and had not use of gastrointestinal care during pregnancy; however, in pre-conception, pregnancy, or postpartum periods, 36% reported relapses. During pregnancy, 50% stopped or changed medication; 40% did so without consulting a doctor. Seventy-one percent of participants wanted more information on IBD and reproductive health.

"This highlights the urgent need for proactive guidance from gastroenterologists on IBD and reproductive health issues," the authors write.

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