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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2014; 20(23): 7123-7136
Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7123
Inflammatory bowel diseases and human reproduction: A comprehensive evidence-based review
Stefano Palomba, Giuliana Sereni, Angela Falbo, Marina Beltrami, Silvia Lombardini, Maria Chiara Boni, Giovanni Fornaciari, Romano Sassatelli, Giovanni Battista La Sala
Stefano Palomba, Angela Falbo, Giovanni Battista La Sala, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Giuliana Sereni, Romano Sassatelli, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Department of Oncology and Advanced Technologies, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Marina Beltrami, Silvia Lombardini, Maria Chiara Boni, Giovanni Fornaciari, Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Giovanni Battista La Sala, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Materno-Infantili e dell'Adulto, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena, Italy
Author contributions: Palomba S, Sereni G, Fornaciari G and La Sala GB designed the research; Falbo A, Beltrami M, Lombardini S, Boni MC and Sassatelli R performed the research; Palomba S, Sereni G and Fornaciari G wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Stefano Palomba, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy. stefanopalomba@tin.it
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Received: November 26, 2013
Revised: February 13, 2014
Accepted: February 26, 2014
Published online: June 21, 2014
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Core tip: The current comprehensive evidence-based review evaluated the most recent data regarding the effects of inflammatory bowel diseases on human reproduction.