Fertility and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Women with ulcerative colitis or inactive Crohn's disease do not seem to have related fertility problems, but women with active Crohn's disease or women with ulcerative colitis who have had an IPAA do experience more problems with fertility. Women who have inactive disease at the time of conception are no more likely to have a flare of their disease during pregnancy than if they were not pregnant. Flares are more likely to occur in the first trimester and right after the baby is born.