Female Infertility And Diabetes Once a couple passes twelve
months of trying to get pregnant with no success, and that means
sex without the use of contraception 3 times a week or more, the
couple is deemed infertile. When the couple seeks medical help,
one of the first conditions the doctor will look for is
diabetes, since the condition can cause fertility problems in
both sexes. But even when conception takes place in spite of
diabetes, poor control of blood sugar can lead to recurrent
miscarriages. Miscarriage occurs because the high levels of
blood sugar are toxic to the developing embryo. This makes it
crucial to explore diabetes as a cause for both infertility and
recurrent miscarriage, and this is one of the first things a
good diagnostician should explore. Both partners should be
tested. Diabetes can affect fertility in many different ways. In
women with Type 1 diabetes, for instance, antibodies are
produced that cause the woman's body to attack the male sperm as
well as her own eggs. But diabetes als