by Colin Kenny, GP, Dromore
In this study, incident type 2 diabetes occurred in 5993 of 112,106 individuals over 24 years of follow-up (1989–2013). A history of infertility was reported in 27,774 (24.8%) women and was associated with a 20% greater risk of developing diabetes, compared with those never reporting infertility.
More specifically, the causes of infertility associated with a higher diabetes risk were ovulation disorders and tubal factors. Uterine cervical factors and endometriosis were not associated with this, but male factor infertility was linked to a modestly higher diabetes risk.
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