Diabetes and Infertility: How Does Diabetes Cause Infertility?

How Does Diabetes Cause Infertility in Women?

Women with diabetes can get pregnant. So if you have diabetes and think that you won't be able to conceive, that is not the case. Many women with diabetes can conceive successfully.

People with diabetes often have severe infertility. The embryo will fertilize and implant in the uterus, but it doesn't get past that stage. This is because due to diabetes, the uterus becomes less receptive to the embryo, which is why some women can't get pregnant.

Besides problems with the implantation process, the high blood sugar level interferes with the balance and stories of other hormones such as progesterone, oestrogen, and testosterone.

Women who have diabetes and can get pregnant naturally face potential risks because of higher glucose levels in the blood. The excess levels of glucose damage the cells of the embryo and can become damaged.

Moreover, there is a list number of reasons which can affect fertility such as being underweight, having diabetic complications or having PCOS and having an autoimmune disease. The following medical conditions can lead to reduces fertility rates:

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) is a hormonal condition caused by an excess of male hormones and a deficiency of female hormones. A lack of ovulation characterizes it because of the imbalance in male and female hormones. A woman who has polycystic ovaries does not ovulate or does not ovulate regularly. They also have an excess production of androgen, which is the male hormone. This prevents them from becoming pregnant. The production of androgen can disrupt the average balance of hormones. The abnormal production of androgen in women is called PCOS. PCOS can cause problems with infertility, and it's primarily seen in women who are obese and those with diabetes type II. Women with diabetes type I who take high doses of insulin are likely to get PCOS.

Premature Ovarian Failure: Primary ovarian insufficiency, sometimes called premature ovarian failure (POF), is a reproductive disease affecting mostly women, in which the ovaries stop producing eggs before the age of 40. When ovaries stop working, they don’t ovulate and produce average amounts of the hormone estrogen, putting them at risk of severe conditions such as osteoporosis, heart disease or infertility. Some studies have also indicated that diabetes type II may cause premature ovarian failure.



Irregular periods: For some women, their periods are like clockwork. For others, their periods come early or late. For example, the length of a menstrual cycle can range from 21 days to 35 days, the average length of the cycle is 28 days. Menstruation lasts for several days, usually 4 to 7. Both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are associated with the risks of having late and absent periods (oligomenorrhea and secondary amenorrhea).