How does Diabetes Affect Fertility?

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How does Diabetes Affect Fertility?

• The source of energy in the body is glucose.
  Insulin is released by the pancreas and regulates
  the sugar level in the blood. If the glucose
  level is out of safe range, the body shows
  symptoms of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic
  health condition that disturbs the bodys process
  to turn food into energy. In this situation,
  either pancreas does not release enough insulin
  (Type 1) or the produced insulin does not work as
  expected (Type 2).

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• Unhealthy lifestyles, food habits, and obesity
  affect the pancreas function to release insulin
  hormone. Thus, imbalances the glucose level in
  the blood and causes diabetes. If the sugar level
  is not regulated for a long time, it can affect
  the chances of getting pregnant. It can also
  create health problems during pregnancy that may
  risk miscarriage, cesarean birth, and stillbirth.
  Diabetes of type 1 is even worse as it can pass
  on to the child if the father is diabetic.

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Effects of Diabetes on Male Fertility

• It can affect male fertility in the following
  ways.
• Loss of libido Men with diabetes may face less
  erection. The low glucose level in the brain may
  cause fatigue, weakness, and low sexual drive.
• Sperm DNA Damage Diabetes may cause damage in
  the sperm nucleus, mitochondria, or DNA. It may
  lead to birth defects or miscarriage.
• Sperm Quality Diabetes tarnishes the sperm DNA,
  motility, or structure. It decreases the
  possibility of successful conception. 

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Effects of Diabetes on Female Fertility

• Research on the metabolic effects of Type 1 and
  Type 2 diabetes mellitus shows that diabetes
  increases the menstrual cycle irregularity, thus
  affects fertility. Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour
  the top gynecologist in Delhi NCR explains the
  following effects of diabetes on female
  fertility.
• Urogenital Infections Diabetic women are more
  prone to get reproductive organs damage such as
  harm to the fallopian tubes.
• Risk in Pregnancy High blood sugar level causes
  miscarriage.

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• Decreased Sex Drive High blood sugar can lead
  to tiredness, anxiety, or depression. It causes
  low libido (sexual desire).
• Irregular Periods Type 1 diabetes may cause a
  longer gap between period cycles, heavy bleeding,
  and other menstrual problems. If type 1 diabetes
  is encountered at a very early age in a woman, it
  causes late menarche.
• Absence of Ovulation A woman with diabetes and
  low BMI can have irregular periods. It causes an
  imbalance in the secretion of the
  gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) thus
  decreases the secretion of the gonadotropins.
• PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a metabolic
  disorder that causes due to obesity. It is due to
  an increase of male hormones, ovarian cysts, and
  lack of ovulation. Women with PCOS are more
  likely to have insulin resistance.

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• Diabetes is not curable but it can be managed by
  controlling blood sugar levels. You can regularly
  monitor sugar levels with a healthy diet,
  physical activity, reducing obesity, yoga, and
  stress management. One can achieve pregnancy even
  with diabetes. It is suggested it regulate the
  sugar level three months before you start
  actively trying to conceive. SCI IVF Hospital
  the best infertility clinic in Delhi focuses on
  all infertility issues and their treatment.

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