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Fetal Sex and the Natural History of Maternal Risk of Diabetes During and After Pregnancy

Author(s) -

Ravi Retnakaran,

Baiju R. Shah

Publication year - 2015

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.2015-1763

Subject(s) - pregnancy , gestational diabetes , medicine , obstetrics , odds ratio , population , fetus , cohort study , diabetes mellitus , gestation , gynecology , endocrinology , biology , genetics , environmental health

It has recently emerged that carrying a male fetus is associated with poorer maternal β-cell function in pregnancy and an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). β-cell dysfunction is the central pathophysiologic defect underlying both GDM and subsequent postpartum progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

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