IBD Pro | Reproductive Guidance for Young IBD Patients
Published: November 5, 2025
New global pregnancy consensus guidelines are reshaping how we counsel adolescents and young adults with IBD—well before pregnancy is on the horizon. According to REACH-IBD member Dr. Amelia Kellar (UChicago Medicine), early, proactive preconception counseling and sustained disease remission are central to protecting fertility and pregnancy outcomes. The conversation is shifting away from fear of medication exposure toward the real risk: uncontrolled disease.
Read how these guidelines should change routine counseling, transition planning, and clinic workflows in the full REACH-IBD newsletter, by and for early-career IBDologists and fellows.
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