Patient Brochure

Patient education is crucial to increasing awareness and improving diagnosis of celiac disease in women. NFCA offers the patient brochure Celiac Disease & Women's Health: A Guide to Understanding in PDF and hard copy form.

Click here to download the brochure for quick and easy printing. The brochure PDF is also be available along with other handouts in our Printable Guides section for providers and patients.

For hard copies of the brochure, contact Kristin Voorhees, kvoorhees@CeliacCentral.org. 

Protocols & Guidelines

In collaboration with the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, NFCA developed a written protocol for the diagnosis of celiac disease intended for standard use by healthcare professionals treating women during preconception, early pregnancy and in infertility programs. The protocol has been reviewed by nurse practitioners and physicians practicing in obstetrics and gynecology. Providers interested in receiving a copy of this protocol should contact Kristin Voorhees at kvoorhees@CeliacCentral.org.

Further Reading

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pregnancy. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/index.html. Accessed October 11, 2010.
• Dennis M, Leffler D. Real Life with Celiac Disease. AGA Press, Bethesda, MD, 2010.
• Green P, Jones R. Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic. Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2010.
• Blumer, I., & Crowe, S. (2010). Celiac disease for dummies. Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
• Preconception Plan. www.preconceptionplan.com.
• Khoshbaten1, M., et al. Fertility disorder associated with celiac disease in males and females: fact or fiction? Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 2011
• Stephansson, O., Falconer, H., & Ludvigsson, J. Risk of endometriosis in 11,000 women with celiac disease. Hum. Reprod.(2011)

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