ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2018
Seafood Intake, Sexual Activity, and Time to Pregnancy.
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- Lifestyle and fertility-specific quality of life affect reproductive outcomes in couples undergoingFrontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Assessing the influence of preconception diet on female fertility: a systematic scoping review of observational studies.Human reproduction update · 2023Article
- Women's Adherence to Healthy Dietary Patterns and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Association of male fatty acid intake with fecundability among couples planning pregnancy.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- PUFAs and Their Derivatives as Emerging Players in Diagnostics and Treatment of Male Fertility Disorders.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Women's and men's intake of omega-3 fatty acids and their food sources and assisted reproductive technology outcomes.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- The current situation and future directions for the study on time-to-pregnancy: a scoping review.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and fecundability.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Dietary patterns are associated with improved ovarian reserve in overweight and obese women: a cross-sectional study of the Lifestyle and Ovarian Reserve (LORe) cohort.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2022Article
- Prepregnancy adherence to plant-based diet indices and exploratory dietary patterns in relation to fecundability.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
- Paternal adherence to healthy dietary patterns in relation to sperm parameters and outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies.Fertility and sterility · 2022Article
- A dietary score representing the overall relation of men's diet with semen quality in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproduction.F&S reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Context: Marine long-chain omega-3 fatty acids have been positively related to markers of fecundity in both men and women. However, seafood, their primary food source, can also be a source of toxicants, which could counteract the reproductive benefits. Objective: To examine the relationship of male and female seafood intake with time to pregnancy (TTP). Design: Our prospective cohort study included 501 couples planning pregnancy, who participated in the Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment study (2005 to 2009) and were followed up for ≤1 year or until pregnancy was detected. Seafood intake was collected daily during follow-up in journals. Setting: Couples residing in Michigan and Texas were recruited using population-based sampling frameworks. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcome was the TTP, determined using an in-home pregnancy test. A secondary outcome was sexual intercourse frequency (SIF) as recorded in the daily journals. Results: Couples with male and female partners who consumed eight or more seafood servings per cycle had 47% (95% CI, 7% to 103%) and 60% (95% CI, 15% to 122%) greater fecundity (shorter TTP) than couples with male and female partners who consumed one or fewer seafood servings per cycle. Couples with both partners consuming eight or more seafood servings per cycle had 61% (95% CI, 17% to 122%) greater fecundity than couples consuming less. Male and female partners with the highest seafood intake (eight or more servings per cycle) also had 22% greater SIF. Conclusions: Greater male and female seafood intake was associated with a higher SIF and fecundity among a large prospective cohort of couples attempting pregnancy.
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