Infertility Support Group
In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.
Hi all,
I think I need to share this with you all...
though some of you may be aware, I had a miscarriage after 4 years of unexplained infertility after having had IVF treatment. There was no reason the doctor could give us for the loss and he didn't really care to explore any options. After 2 more FET attempts we gave up and begun looking for alternatives.
anyway to cut a long story short, we found a natural fertility clinic here in Aus. one of the things that the lady got us to do was a test for Celiac disease, no one had ever told me about it before so I had the doctor test me for it. Well I got my results back today and yes I have very low level celiac disease.
While this disease has to do with you gut, it has been medically proven to cause infertility issues AND miscarriage and the way to help it (though never cure it) is... a gluten free diet . In fact, this disease is about 6 times more likely to occur in women with unexplained infertility
So if maybe they had bothered to test earlier, then maybe I would not have gone through the heart ache of the miscarriage and maybe even all the IF troubles. I know the clinic has had patients falling pregnant 6 weeks after stating treatment for the celiac disease and I can tell you I am really hoping to be one of those statistic...
so please get your doctors to test you, its only a blood test (and I think a gut biopsy if you have high levels) but you never know, it may lead to our long awaited pregnancies
Big hugs to all
I think I need to share this with you all...
though some of you may be aware, I had a miscarriage after 4 years of unexplained infertility after having had IVF treatment. There was no reason the doctor could give us for the loss and he didn't really care to explore any options. After 2 more FET attempts we gave up and begun looking for alternatives.
anyway to cut a long story short, we found a natural fertility clinic here in Aus. one of the things that the lady got us to do was a test for Celiac disease, no one had ever told me about it before so I had the doctor test me for it. Well I got my results back today and yes I have very low level celiac disease.
While this disease has to do with you gut, it has been medically proven to cause infertility issues AND miscarriage and the way to help it (though never cure it) is... a gluten free diet . In fact, this disease is about 6 times more likely to occur in women with unexplained infertility
So if maybe they had bothered to test earlier, then maybe I would not have gone through the heart ache of the miscarriage and maybe even all the IF troubles. I know the clinic has had patients falling pregnant 6 weeks after stating treatment for the celiac disease and I can tell you I am really hoping to be one of those statistic...
so please get your doctors to test you, its only a blood test (and I think a gut biopsy if you have high levels) but you never know, it may lead to our long awaited pregnancies
Big hugs to all
Good luck.
I also want to add that many people do not have Celiac but do have a sensitivity to gluten. I have read a lot that anyone with unexplained IF, implantation failure or reoccurring MC should try cutting gluten from their diet.
I hope and pray that this change in your diet will lead to a BFP and a long, healthy pregnancy!
your symptoms sound very much like mine. Bloting and acidity most days... I also get a a lot of mouth ulcers, tiredness and irritable bowel syndrome type problems. Sometimes the acidity has been so bad that I have taken 2 24 hour antacids just to try and alleviate it.
I have also found out that since my diet restricted gluten in the first place, it could be the reason for the low levels being picked up rather than high levels. they normally recommend returning to a "normal" non gluten restricted diet before testing but ask your doctor about it