Crohn's and Colitis UK

So our first pearl this time is inflammatory bowel disease, reproductive health and pregnancy.

Now, according to a recent IBD UK report and press release, inflammatory bowel disease, that's ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, affects over half a million people in the UK.

It commonly presents in the late teens or twenties, so it's important to know about the potential effect of these diseases and medications used to treat them on reproduction.

In the pearl and associated online article, we've summarized the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, or COSRH, guidance on sexual and reproductive healthcare for women with inflammatory bowel disease from 2016, and that's alongside guidance from the 2025 British Society of Gastroenterology IBD guidelines on the management of IBD in pregnancy.