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Sun-15-08-2021, 13:36 PM
(This post was last modified: Sun-15-08-2021, 13:39 PM by Caroline. Edited 1 time in total.)
I can add to that, as the research was in Rotterdam Erasmus MC, that the researcher in his next step specifically will research the effect of methotrexate on the fertility, as this is a very often used medication for rheuma, and to my distress also for PsA.
He is looking for extra patients for that study at this moment.
A man without rheumatism has an average of 1.7 children in his life, according to figures from the CBS', says researcher. “Men who develop inflammatory arthritis before their childbearing years have an average of 1.3. That's a really big difference.
The big difference was in group 1, the men who got sick before having children became an issue. But there is also a difference in the number of children they have in the group of men who became ill between the ages of 30 and 40. They have a fertility rate of 1.56.
He does have a theory about it. "I think there are several reasons. The disease process itself can have an influence: the inflammatory reactions caused by the disease can negatively affect the seed. We also know that active illness can lead to sexual problems. It is also possible that medication has an influence on it. And I think psychosocial factors come into play, such as the fear that the disease could be passed on to the child. I have also literally heard men say: I am afraid that I will not be able to play football with my child later on.”
He is looking for extra patients for that study at this moment.
A man without rheumatism has an average of 1.7 children in his life, according to figures from the CBS', says researcher. “Men who develop inflammatory arthritis before their childbearing years have an average of 1.3. That's a really big difference.
The big difference was in group 1, the men who got sick before having children became an issue. But there is also a difference in the number of children they have in the group of men who became ill between the ages of 30 and 40. They have a fertility rate of 1.56.
He does have a theory about it. "I think there are several reasons. The disease process itself can have an influence: the inflammatory reactions caused by the disease can negatively affect the seed. We also know that active illness can lead to sexual problems. It is also possible that medication has an influence on it. And I think psychosocial factors come into play, such as the fear that the disease could be passed on to the child. I have also literally heard men say: I am afraid that I will not be able to play football with my child later on.”
