Restorative proctocolectomy and pregnancy Surgery Restorative proctocolectomy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All living females who had IPAA between 1993 - 2009 2. IPAA in one of three tertiary referral centres in Belgium and the Netherlands 3. IPAA could be single- or two-stage and laparoscopic or open 4. At the time of IPAA patients had to be under 41 years of age 5. At the time of the study patients had to be 18 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to participate 2. Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time (months) to first natural pregnancy after IPAA | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time (months) to any first pregnancy after IPAA, including pregnancies after fertility treatment 2. Subgroup analyses are planned for UC and FAP patients separately, since previous studies have shown different fertility outcomes after IPAA for these groups of patients | — |
Countries
Belgium, Netherlands