Maternal vegetarian diet in pregnancy, a predisposition to hypospadias?

Authors

  • Soumyodhriti Ghosh Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Ramendra Shukla Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Vikram Singh Mujalde Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Vinita Chaturvedi Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Dinesh Kumar Barolia Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164575

Keywords:

Gestational vegetarian diet, Hypospadias

Abstract

Background: Hypospadias constitutes one of the commonest surgically treated patient subset in a pediatric surgery set up. The causative factors have always been multifactorial. Maternal age and diet during pregnancy have been attempted to be correlated with the prevalence of hypospadias.

Methods: The current study aims to find a correlation between the rises of hypospadias with increased maternal vegetarian diet taken during pregnancy. The mothers of patients presenting with hypospadias were allotted structured self-completed questionnaires. Obstetric history, dietary patterns and lifestyle information during pregnancy was obtained.

Results: The mothers of patients presenting with hypospadias who had been on a vegetarian diet had an increased incidence of babies presenting with hypospadias as shown in the chart.

Conclusions: Diet during gestation may play a role in the etiology of hypospadias. Although this study is limited by less number of cases, it does show the trend of increased incidence of hypospadias amongst vegetarian mothers.

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Published

2016-12-19

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Ghosh, S., Shukla, R., Mujalde, V. S., Chaturvedi, V., & Barolia, D. K. (2016). Maternal vegetarian diet in pregnancy, a predisposition to hypospadias?. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(1), 344–345. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20164575

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