NYT on celiac disease and infertility

Custom Choice Cereal wrote before about the great series in The New York Times on the varied symptoms, genetic testing, and diagnosis of celiac disease. Readers were able to post their questions, which were subsequently answered by Dr. Sheila Crowe, a professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology in the department of medicine at the University of Virginia.

This time the Q&A focuses on celiac disease and its link to infertility and miscarriages. According to Dr. Crowe, infertility is more common in both men and women with untreated celiac disease. Once a women with active but untreated celiac disease does become pregnant, miscarriages and preterm deliveries can be more common. Read Dr. Crowe’s entire answer on celiac disease and infertility here.