Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Medicine, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, India.
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jul;39(7):1310-1317. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16555. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
Abnormalities in the reproductive functions are often ignored while evaluating a patient with celiac disease (CeD). We evaluated the entire reproductive functions in female patients with CeD.
In a case control study between 2020 and 2021 using detailed questionnaire, we evaluated reproductive functions (age at menarche, menstrual pattern, fertility, pregnancy outcome and menopause) in biopsy-proven female patients with CeD of age >10 years. The questionnaire was administered either in person or telephonically. Age-matched healthy female controls (twice the number) were also recruited.
Of 1086 CeD patients, 470 were females and 288 were included. As compared with controls (n = 586), females with CeD had higher age at menarche (14.6 ± 2.0 vs 13.6 ± 1.5 years; P = 0.001), delayed menarche (30.8% vs 11.4%; P = 0.001), abnormal menstrual pattern (39.7% vs 25.8%; P < 0.001), involuntary delay in conception at > 1 year (33.8% vs 11.8%; P = 0.01), current infertility rate (10.5% vs 5.2%;P = 0.028), and poorer overall pregnancy outcomes (abortion [23.5% vs 12.8%; P = 0.001], pre-term birth [16.3% vs 3.7%; P = 0.001]).
Either one or more aspect of reproductive functions and pregnancy outcome is affected adversely in three-fourth female patients with CeD.
在评估乳糜泻(CeD)患者时,通常会忽略生殖功能的异常。我们评估了患有 CeD 的女性患者的整个生殖功能。
在 2020 年至 2021 年期间,我们进行了一项病例对照研究,使用详细的问卷评估了年龄> 10 岁的经活检证实患有 CeD 的女性患者的生殖功能(初潮年龄、月经模式、生育能力、妊娠结局和绝经)。问卷通过亲自或电话进行管理。还招募了年龄匹配的健康女性对照组(人数是对照组的两倍)。
在 1086 名 CeD 患者中,有 470 名是女性,其中 288 名被纳入研究。与对照组(n=586)相比,患有 CeD 的女性初潮年龄更高(14.6±2.0 岁比 13.6±1.5 岁;P=0.001),初潮延迟(30.8%比 11.4%;P=0.001),月经模式异常(39.7%比 25.8%;P<0.001),受孕时间延迟超过 1 年(33.8%比 11.8%;P=0.01),当前不孕率(10.5%比 5.2%;P=0.028)和较差的整体妊娠结局(流产[23.5%比 12.8%;P=0.001],早产[16.3%比 3.7%;P=0.001])。
四分之三的患有 CeD 的女性患者的生殖功能和妊娠结局受到不利影响。