Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×
  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.




  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):



    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):


  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Record is Archived

    This article is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Jefferson Adams
    Jefferson Adams

    Shorter Overall Fertility Span for Women with Untreated Celiac Disease

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.
    Shorter Overall Fertility Span for Women with Untreated Celiac Disease - New research on fertility span in women with untreated celiac disease.
    Caption: New research on fertility span in women with untreated celiac disease.

    Celiac.com 06/20/2011 - A team of researchers set out to assess menopause-associated disorders and fertile life span in women with untreated celiac disease compared to those who followed a long-term gluten-free diet.

    The research team included Antonella Santonicola, MD, Paola Iovino, MD, Carmelina Cappello, MD, Pietro Capone, MD, Paolo Andreozzi, MD, and Carolina Ciacci, MD.

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A12):
    For their study, the team recruited 33 post-menopausal women with untreated celiac disease, 25 celiac women who had followed a gluten-free diet for at least ten years before menopause, and 45 healthy volunteers as a control group.

    The team used the Menopause Rating Scale questionnaire to gather information on menopause-associated disorders among study participants. They also used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to chart information on physical activity.

    Overall, results showed that the women with untreated celiac disease had a shorter overall fertile life spans than did the control women. This was due to both a higher age of menarche and a lower age of menopause (P G 0.01).

    Women with untreated celiac disease also showed higher scores for hot flushes, muscle/joint problems, and irritability than the control group. An increase of 49.4%, 121.4%, and 58.6%, respectively; P G 0.05).

    In contrast with the untreated celiac women, those who followed a long-term gluten-free diet showed no significant difference in the duration of fertile life span. They also had about half as many muscle/joint problems than the untreated group, with a total reduction of 47.1%; P G 0.05.

    The data show that women with untreated celiac disease have later menarche and earlier menopause, which shortens their fertility periods compared to healthy women without celiac disease. Also, they perceive hot flushes and irritability much more intensely than control subjects.

    Women with celiac disease can prolong their fertility life span at least ten years prior to starting menopause.

    Lastly, untreated celiac disease may increase women's overall discomfort levels, and thus contribute to low physical exercise and/or poorer quality of life frequently reported by untreated celiac women.

    Source:

    • Open Original Shared Link


    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments

    Guest CeliBelli

    Posted

    This write up about the article doesn't address a number of questions crucial to women, such as how much higher on average was the onset of menarche, and how much lower was the onset of menopause? Significantly delayed menarche has a number of ramifications for a young woman's physical development and mental well being. Early menopause can be a devastating surprise for women who postpose childbearing, and has significant health ramifications resulting from loss of hormone production, including accelerated loss of bone density, accelerated aging, and premature changes in sexual health and functioning. All of these impact a woman's health well beyond the issue of fertility. If the study did not broach these ramifications of their findings, it should have. Focusing such a study only on discomfort and physical activity is short-sighted, and barely scratches the surface.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites


    Guest
    This is now closed for further comments

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Donate
  • About Me

    Jefferson Adams

    Jefferson Adams is Celiac.com's senior writer and Digital Content Director. He earned his B.A. and M.F.A. at Arizona State University. His articles, essays, poems, stories and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including North American Project, Antioch Review, Caliban, Mississippi Review, Slate, and more. He is the author of more than 2,500 articles on celiac disease. His university coursework includes studies in science, scientific methodology, biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, logic, and advanced research. He previously devised health and medical content for Colgate, Dove, Pfizer, Sharecare, Walgreens, and more. Jefferson has spoken about celiac disease to the media, including an appearance on the KQED radio show Forum, and is the editor of numerous books, including "Cereal Killers" by Scott Adams and Ron Hoggan, Ed.D.

    >VIEW ALL ARTICLES BY JEFFERSON ADAMS

     


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):





    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):




  • Related Articles

    Michelle Melin-Rogovin
    At the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Program, women with celiac disease who have recently become pregnant often contact us. Remarkably, the questions we receive from these women seldom stray from one issue, that is, whether or not to maintain a gluten-free diet while pregnant. Most women mistakenly believe that the gluten-free diet will deprive their developing fetus with the nutrients it needs, and hurt the growing baby. In fact, for a pregnant woman with celiac disease, remaining ON the gluten-free diet is the best and only option for the health of mother and child. The gluten-free diet provides pregnant women and their babies with all of the nutrients they need to grow and be healthy.
    Fortunately, for all concerned, there have been excellent research studies on fertility...


    Jefferson Adams
    Celiac Disease Higher in Women with Unexplained Infertility
    Celiac.com 09/30/2011 - A new study indicates that women who suffer unexplained infertility suffer higher rates of undiagnosed celiac disease than those who do not experience unexplained infertility.
    The study appeared in the May-June issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine.
    Using serologic screening for celiac disease as well as routine infertility testing, Janet M. Choi, M.D., of Columbia University in New York City, led a study team that included B. Lebwohl, J. Wang, S. K. Lee, J. A. Murray, M. V. Sauer and P. H. R. Green.
    Together, they assessed 191 women with infertility. The researchers confirmed four women with positive serum test results to have celiac disease. That's 2.1 percent of the 188 patients who completed testing. The women received nutritional counseling...


    Jefferson Adams
    Higher Celiac Disease Rates in Women With Infertility
    Celiac.com 03/04/2015 - Women with infertility face higher rates of celiac disease, according to a recent data analysis.
    Until now, data connecting celiac disease and infertility has been contradictory. There are currently no recommendations regarding celiac disease screening in female patients with infertility.
    A research team recently conducted a meta-analysis to find out whether women with infertility have a higher risk for celiac disease. The team included Prashant Singh MBBS; Shubhangi Arora MBBS; Suman Lal MD; Tor A. Strand MD, PhD; and Govind K. Makharia MD, DM, DNB, MNAMS.
    To source information for their analysis, the team performed a literature search using the MeSH keywords "celiac disease," "gluten," and "infertility." They based celiac diagnosis on positive patient...


    Jefferson Adams
    Celiac.com 04/27/2015 - We know that women with infertility have higher rates of celiac disease than women who are not infertile.
    There's been some evidence to suggest that celiac disease might have impact women's reproductive health. However, the quest for more solid answers continues.
    A team of researchers recently set out to assess fertility and outcomes of pregnancy among women with celiac disease. The research team included Stephanie M. Moleski, Christina C. Lindenmeyer, J. Jon Veloski, Robin S. Miller, Cynthia L. Miller, David Kastenberg, and Anthony J. DiMarino. The team crafted a retrospective cohort study in which they analyzed information gathered from patients at a tertiary care celiac center, along with information gathered from members of two national celiac disease awareness...


  • Recent Activity

    1. - ElisaL replied to Mary Em's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      3

      Passing out

    2. - jmiller93 replied to jmiller93's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      6

      What do my test results mean?

    3. - knitty kitty replied to jmiller93's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      6

      What do my test results mean?

    4. - knitty kitty replied to HWB's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      16

      strange symptoms/ diagnosis accuracy

    5. - Wheatwacked replied to HWB's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      16

      strange symptoms/ diagnosis accuracy


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):



  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      125,735
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748

    SashaLondon
    Newest Member
    SashaLondon
    Joined

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):


  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.8k
    • Total Posts
      1m

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):





  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):



  • Popular Now

    • jmiller93
      6
    • MomofGF
    • Louise Broughton
      4
  • Popular Articles

    • Scott Adams
    • Scott Adams
    • Scott Adams
    • Scott Adams
    • Scott Adams
  • Upcoming Events

×
×
  • Create New...