Enfermedad celíaca en mujeres con problemas reproductivosdiagnóstico y prevalencia

  1. Castaño Pinardo, Maria de las Mercedes
Supervised by:
  1. Natalia López Palacios Director
  2. M. Concepcion Nuñez Pardo de Vera Director

Defence university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 29 November 2021

Committee:
  1. Juan Luis Mendoza Hernández Chair
  2. A. Bodas Pinedo Secretary
  3. Meda Diana Alecsandru Committee member
  4. Romina Dieli Crimi Committee member
  5. Mercedes Rubio Martinez Committee member
Department:
  1. Medicina

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 157733 DIALNET lock_openDocta Complutense editor

Abstract

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disease caused by gluten ingestion in genetically susceptible individuals. The prevalence of CD in general population is around 1%, being lower in the adult population. In Spain, it has been described around 0.27-0.32% in adults. CD is characterized by a wide variety of clinical manifestations, including infertility and recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA). Nevertheless, due to the controversy generated by the highly heterogeneous data present in the literature, infertility and RSA are not currently included in CD screening programs. The establishment of a gluten-free diet (GFD), current treatment of CD, can lead to a successful conception if these reproductive problems are due to undiagnosed CD, which gives special relevance to the information that can be obtained from new studies in relation to this topic...