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Ghadir M, Iranikhah A, Jandaghi M, Joukar F, Sedigh-Rahimabadi M, Mansour-Ghanaei F. Unexplained infertility as primary presentation of celiac disease, a case report and literature review. IJRM 2011; 9 (2) :135-140
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Unexplained infertility as primary presentation of celiac disease, a case report and literature review
Mohammadreza Ghadir1 , Abolfazl Iranikhah1 , Mahboubeh Jandaghi1 , Farahnaz Joukar2 , Massih Sedigh-Rahimabadi2 , Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei * 3
1- Department of Gastroenterology, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
2- Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3- Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , ghanaei@gums.ac.ir
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Background: Celiac sprue (gluten sensitive enteropathy) is an autoimmune disease which is hereditary and its pathology mainly bases on immunologic intolerance to gluten. It has a vast variety of signs and symptoms and its clinical features range from a silent disease to a typical gastrointestinal disorder. In this study we reviewed and summarized some other related issues about this disease and its relation with infertility.
Case: The case is a 26 years old lady who had referred to a gynecologist because of infertility for 2 years and later it revealed that she has celiac sprue. Conclusion: Screening for its silent or subtle types especially among suspicious cases such as unexplained infertility seems to be a cost effective action. Meanwhile, in time administration of a gluten-free diet can lead to an almost complete cure.
Keywords: Celiac Disease, Infertility, Wight loss, Diarrhea
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