Comparison of 2-Hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Hemoglobin A1C in the Identification of Pre-Diabetes in Women with Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.
Alice J ShapiroEmily C HoldenPeter G McGovernDonald AldersonSara S MorelliPublished in: Clinical medicine insights. Reproductive health (2019)
Although a normal HbA1C was highly predictive of a normal 2h GTT, the two tests demonstrate poor agreement in the identification of pre-DM in women with infertility and/or RPL. Hemoglobin A1C is superior to the 2h GTT as an initial screening test for pre-DM in this population, since it identified a substantial number of women who would otherwise remain undiagnosed in the setting for a normal 2h GTT alone. However, the long-term clinical relevance of an elevated HbA1C in this population needs to be better defined.