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. 2021 Jul 1;12:697974. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.697974

Table 1.

Impact on fertility induced by disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis.

Drug Effect on fertility
Interferon beta No effect on fertility.
Glatiramer acetate No effect on fertility.
Dimethyl fumarate In animal studies reduction of estrogen, but no effect on fertility.
Fingolimod No effect on fertility.
Siponimod No effect on fertility.
Teriflunomide In male animal studies reduction of sperm count, but no effect on fertility.
Cladribine In male animal studies reduction of germ cells and sperm count, but no effect on fertility.
Natalizumab In animal studies reduction in fertility.
No data in humans.
Alemtuzumab In animal studies reduction in corpora lutea and implantation in uterus.
No data in humans.
Ocrelizumab No effect on fertility.