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SynthesisReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2022

Folate Levels and Pregnancy Rate in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Techniques: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Alessio Paffoni, Marco Reschini, Stefania A Noli, Paola Viganò, Fabio Parazzini, Edgardo Somigliana

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Synthesis in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alessio PaffoniInfertility Unit, ASST Lariana, Cantù, Como, Italy. alessio.paffoni@alice.it.ORCID 0000-0003-3112-3161
Marco ReschiniObstet-Gynecol Department, Infertility Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Stefania A NoliDepartment of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Paola ViganòObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Reproductive Sciences Laboratory, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Fabio ParazziniDepartment of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Edgardo SomiglianaObstet-Gynecol Department, Infertility Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maternal nutrition is believed to be closely related to reproductive success and the importance of folate in the reproductive process and its involvement in fundamental biological systems are well known. The present systematic review and meta-analysis will focus on two main aspects: level of folate in women undergoing infertility treatments and association between folate status and success rate in assisted reproductive techniques. Although the importance of folate in the preconceptional phase is known, available data regarding the levels of folate in women who undergo infertility treatments are scarce. Referring to the threshold values generally used for the general population or for supplement users, the concentration of folate in the serum and erythrocytes of infertile women is adequate in the majority of the population with differences related to the geographic origin of the study populations. However, using the red blood cells folate threshold specifically indicated to prevent neural tube defects, the majority of available studies do not offer sufficient data to conclude on the real folate situation. As for the probability of success of ART treatments based on folate levels, our review did not reveal a significant effect.

Indexed as

Reproductive Techniques, AssistedFemaleFolic AcidHumansInfertility, FemalePregnancyPregnancy RateFolic AcidARTDietFolateFolic acidICSIInfertilityIn vitro fertilizationIVFNutritionPregnancy

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PMID33533009
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