Dietary folate and reproductive success among women undergoing assisted reproduction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To prospectively evaluate the associations of folate with assisted reproductive technology outcomes within a population in the United States.

Methods

This analysis included women (n=232) in a prospective cohort study at the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center. Diet was assessed before assisted reproductive technology treatment using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Intermediate and clinical endpoints of assisted reproductive technology were abstracted from medical records. Generalized linear mixed models with random intercepts to account for multiple cycles per woman were used to evaluate the association of folate intake with assisted reproductive technology outcomes adjusting for calorie intake, age, body mass index, race, smoking status, infe

SUBMITTER: Gaskins AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4172634 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature