A prospective study of physical activity and fecundability in women with a history of pregnancy loss.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Is physical activity (PA) associated with fecundability in women with a history of prior pregnancy loss?

Summary answer

Higher fecundability was related to walking among overweight/obese women and to vigorous PA in women overall.

What is known already

PA may influence fecundability through altered endocrine function. Studies evaluating this association have primarily utilized Internet-based recruitment and self-report for pregnancy assessment and have yielded conflicting results.

Study design, size, duration

This is a secondary analysis of the Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction (EAGeR) trial (2007-2011), a multisite, randomized controlled trial of preconception-initiated low-dose aspirin.

Participants/materials, setting, methods<

SUBMITTER: Russo LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6012250 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature