ArticleInternational journal of fertility & sterility2018
Lifestyle-Related Factors Associated with Reproductive Health in Couples Seeking Fertility Treatments: Results of A Pilot Study.
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- Proof of concept and development of a couple-based machine learning model to stratify infertile patients with idiopathic infertility.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Exploring the potential of machine learning in gynecological care: a review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Review
- Perinatal outcomes in 6640 singleton pregnancies after donor oocyte IVF across three continents over 7 years.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Article
- A blended preconception lifestyle programme for couples undergoing IVF: lessons learned from a multicentre randomized controlled trial.Human reproduction open · 2023Article
- The Future Is Coming: Artificial Intelligence in the Treatment of Infertility Could Improve Assisted Reproduction Outcomes-The Value of Regulatory Frameworks.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Physical and Sedentary Activities in Association with Reproductive Outcomes among Couples Seeking Infertility Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Designing and psychometric of reproductive health related behaviors assessment tool in Iranian males: an exploratory mixed method study protocol.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of a therapeutic multiple-lifestyle intervention taking into account the periconceptional environment in the management of infertile couples: study design of a randomized controlled trial - the PEPCI study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of a Spousal Support Program in Improving the Quality of Life of Male Patients Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Pilot Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger prospective cohort study, which will aim at determining the independent contribution of male and female lifestyle-related factors to assisted reproductive technology (ART) success. The study also examined whether couples seeking fertility treatments present lifestyle-related factors that may interfere with their reproductive health. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis prospective pilot study was conducted in a fertility clinic between May 2015 and February 2016. Feasibility factors evaluated were recruitment rates, compliance with the protocol, retention rate and ART outcomes at six-month follow-up. Anthropometric profile and lifestyle habits of both partners were evaluated before the beginning of infertility treatments.
resultsWe approached 130 eligible infertile couples. Among them, 32 (25%) agreed to participate and 28 (88%) complied with the protocol. At six-month follow-up, seven couples (25%) did not start, or stop, infertility treatments and 13 couples (62%) achieved a clinical pregnancy. Among the 28 couples included in the analyses, 16% of the partners were obese and 23% had abdominal obesity. The majority of the subjects were still drinking alcohol (84%). Sixty-eight percent of women needed improvement in their diet (vs. 95% of men, P=0.05) and none of them achieved the Canadian recommendations for physical activity (vs. 33% of men, P=0.001). Moreover, 35% of the partners had a poor sleep quality. Overall, women presented a worse reproductive health profile than men, with 3.1 and 2.4 out of seven adverse factors, respectively (P=0.04).
conclusionConducting a large prospective cohort study in our fertility clinic will be feasible but recruitment and compliance with the protocol need to be improved. Many women and men seeking fertility treatments present unfavourable lifestyle-related factors that may explain, at least partially, their difficulties in conceiving.
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