Table 3.

Effects of medications used for inflammatory bowel disease on male fertility

	Infertility	Pregnancy complications	Recommendations
Sulfasalazine	Reversible	One study	Switch to a different 5-ASA
Mesalazine	One study	None reported	Discontinue only in stable disease
Corticosteroids	No	None reported	Only use short periods
Thiopurines	No	Controversial	No recommendation
Methotrexate	Unclear	None reported	Discontinue in the case of erectile dysfunction
Ciclosporine	No	None reported	No recommendation
Infliximab	Unclear	None reported	No recommendation

5-ASA: 5-Aminosalicylate.