Table 1.

Possible causes of infertility in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients.

Factors	Studies
Obesity	Roberts et al [33], Ehrmann [34], Stamets et al. [35], Moran et al. [36]
IBS Medication	Sands et al. [19], Shin et al. [20]
Smoking	Feagins et al [18]
Alcohol consumption	Feagins et al [18]
Poor nutritional habits	El Tawil 2003 [37]
Psychological factors	Heetun et al. [15], Tavernier et al. [16]