Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and reproductive disorders
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An association between coeliac disease and fertility disorders is well recognised in the current literature, but the information related to non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and infertility is lacking. This case highlights a possible role of treating NCGS in the reversal of infertility.
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Coeliac disease and noncoeliac gluten sensitivity.
The spectrum of gluten-related disorders was restricted to coeliac disease and wheat allergy, but the new contemporary entity referred to as noncoeliac gluten sensitivity has gained recognition mainly in adults but also in children. Noncoeliac gluten sensitivity is defined as the presence of a variety of symptoms related to gluten ingestion in patients in whom coeliac disease and wheat allergy ...
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