Undetected diabetes may cause delay in pregnancy –Gynaecologist
An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Abosede Lewu, has called for preconception care to prevent and manage diabetes which could lead to reproductive challenges, delay in getting pregnant and abnormalities in babies.
According to Lewu, Diabetes is associated with many reproductive challenges, but with early detection and interventions, the outcome improves.“This is because hyperglycaemia, excess level of sugar in the blood can prevent fertilisation and implantation process needed to get pregnant. “Through a process called foetal programming, the child is now at risk of obesity and developing diabetes in future,” she said.
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