Diabetes and Its Effect on Male and Female Fertility

Diabetes and Its Effect on Male and Female Fertility


Overview

Starting a family is a beautiful thing and one which brings unparalleled joy to a couple. Every couple cherishes and longs for the cry of a baby, Their baby. But certain pre-existing health conditions affecting the couple may make pregnancy a problematic endeavor. One such health condition is diabetes. The couples suffering from diabetes (both of them or either of them having diabetes) are always perplexed by a question of whether or not it is safe for them to try for pregnancy. This article was written with helpful inputs from fertility doctors from a leading fertility centre/IVF centre in Delhi, in the hopes of helping readers understand the effects of diabetes in a couple.

Effects of Diabetes on Male and Female Fertility


Although diabetes cannot stop women from getting pregnant (according to a the IVF specialist in Delhi), it can keep them from sustaining a pregnancy. Diabetes can prevent embryo implantation in the uterus, leading to a miscarriage. High blood sugar (which is the main feature of diabetes) can also increase the possibilities of the baby having birth defects (like defects in the heart, brain or spine), increased the weight of the baby, having breathing problems, having low blood sugar levels or may even lead to a stillbirth.
Men with diabetes aren’t safe either, and experience infertility issues caused due to diabetes. Erectile dysfunction, retrograde ejaculation, lower sex drive and reduced sperm quality are certain conditions that affect men with uncontrolled diabetes.

What Should Be Done?


Experts at the Delhi IVF centre advise eating a healthy and nutritious diet, exercising and staying active, losing weight, monitoring blood sugar levels and including vitamin supplements to control diabetes before getting pregnant. A healthy pregnancy in diabetic people is quite possible, as long as the diabetes is kept controlled. 
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