10 Symptoms of Celiac Disease
Symptom #9: Infertility
Researchers have recently realized that there may be an association between undiagnosed celiac disease and unexplained infertility in both men and women. Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of attempting pregnancy (with unprotected sex).
In women, issues often occur during ovulation while in men, it may be due to insufficient sperm or the production of abnormal sperm. While it is yet to be clear why celiac disease is associated with infertility, experts believe it may be due to malnutrition as the intestines can no longer absorb nutrients effectively.
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