Intake of Antioxidants in Relation to Infertility Treatment Outcomes with Assisted Reproductive Technologies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized trials of supplementation with antioxidant mixtures during infertility treatment show no benefit on pregnancy or live birth rate. However, the roles of individual antioxidants are poorly understood. We examined the association of baseline intake of vitamins A, C, E, and carotenoids with outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs).

Methods

We followed 349 women undergoing a total of 588 ART cycles for infertility treatment at the Massachusetts General Hospital. We assessed antioxidant intakes from food and supplements before treatment using a validated food frequency questionnaire. We used generalized linear mixed models to account for multiple ART cycles per woman while adjusting for confounding.

Results

Mean (SD) age and body mass inde

SUBMITTER: Li MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6456381 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature