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- Title
Paternal inflammatory arthritis is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage: results of a large multicentre study (iFAME-Fertility).
- Authors
Perez-Garcia, Luis F; Röder, Esther; Smeele, Hieronymus T W; Goekoop, Robbert; Hazes, Johanna M W; Kok, Marc R; Tchetverikov, Ilja; Mil, Annette van der Helm-van; van der Kaap, Jos; Kok, Petra; Krijthe, Bouwe P; Dolhain, Radboud J E M
- Abstract
Objectives Paternal preconception health is recognized as an important contributor to pregnancy outcomes. Nonetheless, pregnancy outcomes of partners of men with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have never been studied. Our objective was to describe the pregnancy outcomes of partners of men diagnosed with IA. Methods We performed a multicentre cross-sectional retrospective study conducted in the Netherlands. Men with IA who were over 40 years old that reported at least one positive pregnancy test were included. To analyse the impact of IA on pregnancy outcomes, pregnancies were classified into two groups: pregnancies conceived after the diagnosis of IA and before the diagnosis of IA. Results In total, 408 male participants diagnosed with IA reported 897 singleton pregnancies that resulted in 794 live births. Pregnancies conceived after the diagnosis of IA had higher rate of miscarriage (12.27 vs 7.53%, P = <0.05). This increased risk was still present after adjusting for confounders [OR 2.03 (95% CI 1.12, 3.69) P = 0.015]. Conclusions This is the largest study to describe the pregnancy outcomes of partners of men diagnosed with IA and the first to demonstrate that paternal IA is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage. Notwithstanding, the overall rate of miscarriage reported in our study could be comparable to previously reported population estimates.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; RISK factors in miscarriages; RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; FATHERS; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PREGNANCY outcomes; RISK assessment; RHEUMATOID arthritis; ODDS ratio; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2022, Vol 61, Issue 8, p3390
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/keab910