Pregnancy is generally not recommended for women with diabetes who also have some of these associated pathologies:
- Severe kidney disease.
- High blood pressure that is difficult to control.
- Ischaemic heart disease.
- Severe proliferative retinopathy.
- Severe autonomic neuropathy.
These diseases require the use of specific treatments that may adversely affect the foetus.
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Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
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