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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum

    Pregnancy IBD Decision Aid helps women with IBD make decisions regarding pregnancy

    Canadian and Australian gastroenterologists, obstetricians, and nurses, along with patient partners, developed and validated the Pregnancy IBD Decision AID (PIDA) the first personalized online decision support program for IBD. Making decisions regarding family planning can be challenging especially for people living with chronic illnesses, such as IBD. Uncertainty regarding how…

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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum

    Preconception and Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Prospective Cohort Study

    Are you a Mount Sinai Hospital patient with IBD who is considering pregnancy or currently pregnant? We would like to invite you to participate in our prospective cohort study. What does participation in this study involve? Participants can either consent to participate and complete questionnaires throughout the study or consent to participate…

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  • Sex & Intimacy | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum

    Identifying Barriers in Addressing Sexual Dysfunction Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    We are looking for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease to participate in an anonymous prospective cohort research study assessing the associations between inflammatory bowel disease and sexual health and dysfunction. To learn more about the study please see the poster below: Click here to participate…

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  • Pregnancy | Postpartum | Breastfeeding

    Breast Milk and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IBD AND BREAST MILK COMPOSITION? HELP US FIND OUT MORE! About Breast Milk Breast milk has many nutrients and immune factors that are important for the baby’s health and growth. These include lipids, proteins/peptides, growth factors, antibodies, and Human Milk Oligosaccharides. in this pilot study,…

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  • Tests and investigations | Pregnancy | IBD disease activity

    Why does my GI doctor ask me to do the fecal calprotectin stool test?

    Fecal calprotectin (FCP) is a stool tests that measures the amount of inflammation in the GI tract by measuring the amount of an inflammatory protein called calprotectin.  The higher the FCP, the more inflammation in the GI tract.  Pregnancy does not cause a high FCP.  Therefore if your FCP is…

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  • Pregnancy | Medication

    I am on a biologic, can I continue it in pregnancy?

    There are several classes of biologics used to treat IBD.   Anti-TNF, anti-IL-12/23, anti-integrins.  These are all monoclonal antibodies that cross the placenta in the 2nd half of pregnancy. Previously, before the safety of these medications was understood physicians would administer the last dose of biologics before the third trimester,…

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  • Pregnancy | IBD disease activity

    IBD disease activity and Pregnancy

    Most women with IBD can have healthy pregnancies. IBD can be associated with a slight increased risk of preterm delivery (born before 37 weeks)small for gestational age infantspregnancy loss (miscarriages or spontaneous abortion) These risks are increased even more in women who have active IBD.   Women who…

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  • Pregnancy | Mental Health

    Mental Health Among Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy

    Have you ever wondered about the relationship between IBD, mood and stress? How about its effect during pregnancy? If you have IBD and are pregnant, we want to hear from you!  The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between mental health, IBD and pregnancy. We are…

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  • Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | Postpartum | Medication

    Physician and Patient Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Aspirin for the Prevention of Preeclampsia in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    We are inviting you to participate in a survey study investigating patient perceptions regarding Aspirin for preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy) prevention in women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We are looking for women with IBD who are contemplating pregnancy, are currently pregnant, or who have recently had a…

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  • Research | Prepregnancy | Pregnancy | IBD disease activity

    Urine and Serum Metabolomics can predict IBD disease activity in pregnancy

    Researchers at The University of Alberta and Mount Sinai Hospital and The University of Toronto have shown in a pilot study that urine and serum metabolomics (measurement of small molecules that reflect the state of cells or tissues) can predict active IBD in pregnancy. Predicting IBD disease activity in pregnancy…

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