You have now decided to start a family, or wish to
add to your family but you seem to be having
problems falling pregnant. This is obviously a very
stressful time for both partners, and there are many
causes of infertility. Your first step should be to
go to your General Practitioner (GP) and get a
general health check-up and full blood test and
discuss the matter with your doctor. Be aware that
many GP's perform a variety of routine tests for
infertility but not all will include a test for
Celiac disease.
Some people are unaware that
undiagnosed celiac disease (thus you are still
eating gluten in your diet) can lead to infertility.
Having a simple blood test added to you screening
early in the process may stop some heart ache
further down the track. Some couples have advised that once
they have been diagnosed as a celiac, and have been
on a gluten free diet for about three months (either
for the women or the man, or both), they have fallen
pregnant (after trying for a long period of time).
Some couples have reported that since being on a
gluten free diet, their second baby was conceived
easier, and was a normal baby weight, compared to
their first baby who was born smaller.
What is Celiac
disease? Celiac disease is a digestive disease
that damages the small intestine and interferes with
how nutrients are absorbed. It is an autoimmune
disease and is often inherited through your family.
You can have this disease at any stage of life from
childhood to being a senior citizen.
Research and studies in infertility as a result of
celiac disease, have mainly been focused on women,
be aware that researchers also established that men
may suffer from infertility due to being an
undiagnosed celiac sufferer.
Accurate diagnosis of the disease is important
before you commence a gluten free diet. It is
important not to self diagnose as your inability to
fall, or maintain your pregnancy, may be nothing to
do with celiac disease. People who do not suffer
from a gluten intolerance, need gluten in their diet
to maintain good health.
If you have been diagnosed with being a celiac, and
you become pregnant it is very important to maintain
a well balanced gluten-free diet for your well being
and also the well being of your baby. Some women
feel that they need to stop their gluten free diet
whilst they are pregnant. This is not the case as
you may become very sick (again) with the symptoms
of celiac disease. Research has uncovered that if
you are an undiagnosed celiac (or start eating
gluten again whilst being pregnant), then you may
have about 20% of experiencing pregnancy loss, and
about 15% of women will experience restricted growth
of your baby.
The two main points to remember are:
include celiac testing in your
health check with your GP is you are
experiencing problems falling pregnant
once you are diagnosed as a
celiac, it is important to stay on a
gluten free
diet for life, especially during your
pregnancy.
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Your first step should be to
go to your General Practitioner (GP) and get a
general health check-up and full blood test and
discuss the matter with your doctor. Be aware that
many GP's perform a variety of routine tests for
infertility but not all will include a test for
Celiac disease. 
Research and studies in infertility as a result of
celiac disease, have mainly been focused on women,
be aware that researchers also established that men
may suffer from infertility due to being an
undiagnosed celiac sufferer.
uncovered that if
you are an undiagnosed celiac (or start eating
gluten again whilst being pregnant), then you may
have about 20% of experiencing pregnancy loss, and
about 15% of women will experience restricted growth
of your baby.