Hugh James Freeman*

Professor, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

*Corresponding Author: Hugh James Freeman, Professor, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Received: December 19, 2024; Published: January 21, 2025

Abstract

Patients with celiac disease may present or develop extra-intestinal changes, including infertility, during the clinical course. This appears to be more common in female patients. A 36 yr-old male was investigated for infertility. In this case, diagnosis was initially delayed because of misinterpretation of the pathological label of “duodenitis”. Celiac disease was eventually diagnosed after his clinical, laboratory and histological response to a strict gluten-free diet. Three years after his initial diagnosis of celiac disease, testicular atrophy with altered sperm analyses was defined. Male infertility may occur in celiac disease, even after resolution of biopsy and nutritional changes with a gluten-free diet.

Keywords: Male Infertility; Celiac Disease; Primary and Secondary Infertility; Testicular Atrophy; Duodenitis

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Citation

Citation: Hugh James Freeman. “Male Infertility in Duodenitis due to Celiac Disease”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.2 (2025): 83-85.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Hugh James Freeman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.