Angley M, et al. - African American women aged 22-40 who were living in the Atlanta metropolitan area and who were diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after age 17 were recruited in a pilot study by the researchers in order to assess infertility experiences in contrast to healthy women. Women who were treated with cyclophosphamide or who had a hysterectomy were not included. Interviews about their reproductive histories and goals were carried out. Duration of infertility was recognized as times when they attempted regular, unprotected sex for ≥12 months without conceiving after age 20. Seventy-five women with SLE and 154 women without SLE were enrolled in the study. SLE was found to be correlated with any infertility but less so with infertility when pregnancy was tired. The matched analysis produced similar point estimates. Hence, women with SLE could be more inclined to experience episodes of infertility, however, this might not change to inefficiency to meet reproductive goals.