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Developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in childhood was significantly associated with a shorter opportunity for childbearing, a new study showed.
Women diagnosed with T1D in childhood had an average 2.5 fewer reproductive years compared with their nondiabetic counterparts (95% CI -3.6 to -1.5,
P 0.0001), reported Tina Costacou, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues.
Shortening of the reproductive window occurred on both sides, the researchers wrote in
Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Specifically, women with T1D were an average 0.5 years older at the time of menarche and tended to be younger at the time of natural menopause onset, by 2 years on average. This was following adjustment for age, race, BMI, smoking status, hypertension, HDL cholesterol levels, history of oral contraceptives, and number of pregnancies.