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Is sulfasalazine good stop gap alternative for stopping methotrexate before fathering a child? n do both these meds have negative effect on t level?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

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Sulfasalazine: Sulfasalazine can be taken safely. There may be lowered sperm counts. Methotrexate carries a risk of birth defects for a child conceived when a parent is actively taking methotrexate.

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Answered 2/11/2017

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