Infertility improved by etanercept in ankylosing spondylitis
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 40 (6), 276-277
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.45155
Abstract
The effect of TNF-α and TNF-α antagonists on semen quality in men is controversial. TNF-α levels are usually low in seminal plasma, but they tend to increase in inflammatory and infectious diseases. Etanercept is a highly-specific antagonist of TNF-α. In this report, we describe the development of pregnancy in a couple with a previously infertile husband, who received etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis.Keywords
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