Some research has suggested that Celiac Disease may contribute to reproductive problems in women, including infertility, miscarriages and problems with the baby’s growth. One study, for example, found that women with Celiac Disease became fertile earlier in their lives and entered menopause sooner than those women without Celiac Disease, while also having fewer children and more miscarriages. Another study compared 150 fertile women versus 150 infertile women and found that 4 of the infertile women had sub-clinical Celiac Disease, while none of the fertile women had it. Still, evidence linking Celiac Disease to infertility is tenuous at best.
Researchers in Italy tried to improve on previous studies by recruiting 200 women who were actively being treated with assisted reproduction techniques, either In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). These women were paired with a control group of 200 women with no complaint of reproductive problems who had already had one child. Celiac Disease and Infertility in Women
