Prevalence of celiac disease in a cohort of women with unexplained infertility

Fertil Steril. 2008 Apr;89(4):1002-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.053. Epub 2007 Jul 26.

Abstract

Several European studies have suggested a higher prevalence of celiac disease (CD) among infertile women (4% to 8%) compared with the general population (<1%). We screened a cohort of women with unexplained infertility in Northern California for the serum markers of CD, tissue transglutaminase and endomysium antibodies (EMA). Given that only one woman out of 121 (0.8%) screened positive for CD, it appears that CD is about as prevalent in this cohort of infertile women as in the general U.S. population (<1%).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • California / epidemiology
  • Celiac Disease / epidemiology*
  • Celiac Disease / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / epidemiology*
  • Infertility, Female / etiology
  • Infertility, Female / immunology
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Transglutaminases / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Biomarkers
  • Transglutaminases