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      Celiac: A Silent Cause of Infertility 

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      Erika Tabke
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      Published on Aug-17-2012 11:32 PM   
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      With gluten-free foods crowding grocery store shelves and restaurants promoting new gluten-free menus, it's pretty likely you've heard of celiac disease. But did you know that most people who have celiac don't know it? One in one hundred white people in the U.S. have celiac, and yet only about 15% of those people are aware ...
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      Rheumatoid Arthritis & Lupus Linked to Infertility 

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      Published on Mar-09-2012 10:43 AM
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      Recently, IVFConnections reported that both men and women with type 1 diabetes are more likely to experience infertility. Type 1 diabetes is a disorder that is both polygenic (more than one genetic factor can be involved) as well as having an autoimmune component.

      Now we've learned that two other autoimmune-related diseases, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are also linked to infertility in women.
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      Immune Causes of IVF Failure 

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      Published on Jan-22-2010 09:58 AM

      DQ-alpha Matching in IVF: The Controversy, How Does it Affect Outcome, & How to Treat?

      IVF patients, especially those who find themselves inexplicably repeatedly failing treatment after ...
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      More information about Bisphenol A and its effects on fertility.

      - Sperm Damage: Bisphenol A Exposure Causes Sperm DNA to Fragment
      - Trying to Conceive? Stay Away from Bisphenol A
      - In Utero BPA Exposure Linked to Worse Behavior in Girls at Age 3
      - Sobering News about BPA Exposure and Fertility


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