Risk of diabetes according to male factor infertility: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Is male factor infertility associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes?

Summary answer

The study provides evidence that male factor infertility may predict later occurrence of diabetes mellitus with the risk being related to the severity of the underlying fertility problem.

What is known already

Previous cross-sectional studies have shown an increased prevalence of comorbidities among infertile men when compared to controls.

Study design, size, duration

In this prospective cohort study, 39 516 men who had since 1994 undergone fertility treatment with their female partner were identified from the Danish national IVF register, which includes data on assumed cause of couple infertility (male/female factor, mixed and unexplained infertil

SUBMITTER: Glazer CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5850522 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature