Can you have a baby if you have crohns?

Answer 1

Yes , Crohns patients can have children. Of course it is depending of what medications you are taking for the Crohn's, some medicines used to control the disease can effect the baby if you get pregnant while taking them.

Answer 2

Absolutely Yes. Many couples dealing with Crohns have children. Crohns disease can effect sexual desire when active but while in remission it does not usually effect fertility. It does not extend to the sexual organs. Malnutrition during a flare can reduce fertility but only when the disease is active. Cramping and pain may temporarily reduce sexual desire.

Answer 3

Most studies have demonstrated that men and women with crohns disease do not have decreased fertility compared to the general population. The reduction in birth rates among women with crohns seen in some of the studies is probably more an effect of patient choice rather than a consequence of disease-related infertility.

Sexual dysfunction in both men and women with crohns appears largely attributable to depression and fatigue.

The severity and extent of a woman's disease when she becomes pregnant appears to influence the course of her disease during the pregnancy. More than half of women patients in remission will stay in remission through the course of the pregnancy. Women with active disease are likely to have continued active disease throughout the pregnancy. Doctors usually recommend that women try to conceive while their disease is in remission.

Answer 4

Yes, there are many Crohns patients who conceive and raise children. There are usually no reasons for a woman not to get pregnant due to Crohns disease.

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Answer 5

yes