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Serological Testing For Celiac Disease In Women With Endometriosis.

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Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2009;36(1):23-5.

Serological testing for celiac disease in women with endometriosis. A pilot study.Aguiar FM, Melo SB, Galv

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Lisa Mentor
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. The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of celiac disease in a population of infertile women with endometriosis.

Laura, help me out here. What do they attribute the infertility to, the celiac disease or the endometriosis?

jerseyangel Proficient
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Laura,

Thank you so much for posting this. I have long wondered if there was a link (even though this study focused on infertile women, it looks like they did determine a link). I had misdiagnoses concerning both Endometriosis and Celiac Disease.

With the Endometriosis, the doctors didn't do the laproscopic procedure needed for diagnosis because ultrasound had revealed ovarian cysts and fibroids. I had a nagging feeling that my symptoms matched up with endometriosis, but they went with what they had, I imagine thinking that the symptoms overlaped.

It was during my hysterectomy that stage 4 endometriosis (spread beyond the reproductive organs) was found along with adenomyosis, which is essentially endometriosis in the uterine wall.

Hopefully this study will cause doctors to consider testing when one of the conditions or symptoms of either are present. I wonder if the gluten free diet will be called for as a first step treatment when a woman is having trouble conceiving?

Wow. Thanks again :)

lizard00 Enthusiast
lizard00
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I do remember seeing some information during one of my many internet searches at the beginning of my quest that indicated wheat should be eliminated as part of treatment of endometriosis. Does make you wonder if the diet will be promoted more as infertility treatment.

Thanks for posting :)

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