Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 96-101 , June 2006

Female Sexuality, Fertility, Pregnancy, and Delivery after Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis

  • Paul M. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Paul Johnson, MD, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Room 8-025 Centennial Building, 1278 Tower Road, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 2Y9.
    • ,
  • Robin S. McLeod, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • The Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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PII: S1043-1489(06)00058-3

doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2006.06.004

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 96-101 , June 2006

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