Fertility issues in women with diabetes. Womens Health (Lond) 2009 Nov;5(6):701-7
Date
10/30/2009Pubmed ID
19863473DOI
10.2217/whe.09.47Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70549104646 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 74 CitationsAbstract
Diabetes mellitus Type 1 and Type 2 should be considered in the differential diagnosis of menstrual abnormalities and infertility. The reproductive period of diabetic women may be reduced due to delayed menarche and premature menopause. During the reproductive years, diabetes has been associated with menstrual abnormalities, such as oligomenorrhea and secondary amenorrhea. It was found that better glycemic control and prevention of diabetic complications improves these irregularities and increases fertility rates close to those that are seen in the general population. Women with persistent menstrual abnormalities despite adequate treatment need to be approached by broader evaluation, which will include the examination of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and the hormonal status, presence of autoimmune thyroid disease and antiovarian autoantibodies, and hyperandrogenism.
Author List
Livshits A, Seidman DSAuthor
Anna Palatnik MD Associate Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Autoimmune DiseasesBlood Glucose
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female
Menopause
Menstruation Disturbances
Obesity
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
