title: [Infertility and pregnancy outcome in women with insulin-dependent diabetes. An epidemiological study].
abstract: A questionnaire survey comprising an unselected group of 18-49-year old women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and an age comparable control group was performed. Two hundred and forty-five (94%) of the diabetic women and 253 (88%) of the controls answered questions concerning fertility, pregnancy planning and pregnancy outcome. There was no difference in the cumulative rate of pregnancies in the two groups. The prevalence of involuntary infertility among the diabetic women was 17% and similar to that of controls. Compared to controls, diabetic women had significantly fewer pregnancies (mean 1.4 versus 1.7) and fewer births per pregnancy (70% versus 77%), and significantly more diabetic women were nulliparous (48% versus 38%). Only about half of all pregnancies were planned. In general the diabetic women reported that their diabetes had a negative influence on their attitude towards having children.
authors.affiliation: Odense Universitetshospital, medicinsk endokrinologisk afdeling M.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sandø-Pedersen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eshøj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Infertilitet og graviditetsforløb hos kvinder med insulinafhaengig sukkersyge. En epidemiologisk undersøgelse.