Open AccessMild Gestational Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Congenital Cryptorchidism
Author(s) -
Helena E. Virtanen,
Anna E. Tapanainen,
Marko Kaleva,
AnneMaarit Suomi,
Katharina M. Main,
Niels E. Skakkebæk,
Jorma Toppari
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1420
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , gestational diabetes , obstetrics , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , gestation , context (archaeology) , confidence interval , gestational age , birth weight , endocrinology , biology , genetics , paleontology
Cryptorchidism is the most common malformation in newborn boys. Maternal diabetes has previously been suggested to be a risk factor for this disorder in one epidemiological study.
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