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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely self-administered for the relief of musculoskeletal pain and commonly prescribed for women of child-bearing age with inflammatory arthritis. Although the effects of NSAIDs on maternal and foetal physiology in pregnancy and their possible teratogenicity have been a matter of considerable concern, their role as a possible cause of female infertility has been previously overlooked.
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Nuki, G., Smith, G., Hall, C., Roberts, R. (1997). Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Infertility. In: Rainsford, K.D. (eds) Side Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs IV. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5394-2_37
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