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FloraFawna (talk) 00:39, 14 December 2019 (UTC) Ilio-anal pouch is a last resort treatment for patients diagnosed with UC, due to it being a permanent change and many new complications can arise and additional surgeries can be required afterward. According to a study done in Olmsted County Minn. U.S. through the Mayo Clinic, over the period of 1940-2001 there were 378 patients diagnosed with UC. Those of this 378 who received an ileo-anal pouch had more issues than those who did not. In many cases with the ileo-anal pouch patients had to receive follow up surgeries, 28% were within the first year, 53% within 10 years, and 63% within 20 years of having the first initial surgery. This surgery also causes patients to have more stool frequency than usual. Within a period of 24 hours, the patient would have a stool frequency of 8, whereas the average healthy person has a stool frequency of 3 times per day to 3 times per week. In young woman, who received the ilio-anal pouch, it was found that fecundity, or the ability to become pregnant without vitro fertilization, dropped by 80%.