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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Family and Reproductive Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Family and Reproductive Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-8949</Issn>
      <Volume>15</Volume>
      <Issue>4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>28</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Evaluation of Ovarian Reserve in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
    <FirstPage>236</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>241</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sara</FirstName>
        <LastName>Pe&#xF1;a-Lizola</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Luis</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sordia-Hernandez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Selene</FirstName>
        <LastName>Garcia-Luna</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Otto</FirstName>
        <LastName>Valdes-Martinez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Cassandra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Skinner-Taylor</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Rheumatology and Immunology Service, Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mario</FirstName>
        <LastName>Garza-Elizondo</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Rheumatology and Immunology Service, Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>OScar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vidal-Gutierrez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Jesus</FirstName>
        <LastName>Villarreal-Perez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endocrinology, Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonz&#xE1;lez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Miryam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Eguia-Bernal</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Rheumatology and Immunology Service, Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Felipe</FirstName>
        <LastName>Morales-Martinez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Jos&#xE9; Eleuterio Gonzalez University Hospital, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: Subfertility is commonly observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although the causes are not well established, the alteration of the ovarian reserve is thought to contribute to the lower chances of pregnancy. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the ovarian reserve in patients with RA. 
Materials and methods: Two parameters associated with ovarian reserves such as the antral follicle count (AFC) and the anti-m&#xFC;llerian hormone (AMH) were assessed in 38 patients with RA. We also analyzed the correlation of these parameters with the medication used to treat this pathology and with the illness severity.
Results: The AMH levels in women with RA were comparable to those found on healthy individuals although the RA patients were more likely to have a low AFC. Ovarian reserve and RA were neither influenced by parameters of disease activity nor by the use of medication. 
Conclusion: The ovarian reserve in women with RA was similar to that found in healthy individuals.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/1752</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/download/1752/579</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
