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. 1981 Jun;22(6):452-5.
doi: 10.1136/gut.22.6.452.

Incidence of sulphasalazine-induced male infertility

G G Birnie, T I McLeod, G Watkinson

Incidence of sulphasalazine-induced male infertility

G G Birnie et al. Gut. 1981 Jun.

Abstract

Sperm analysis of 21 patients taking sulphasalazine for inflammatory bowel disease revealed that 86% had abnormal semen analysis and 72% had oligospermia.

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