Pretreatment maternal lifestyle and outcomes of assisted reproduction: an Italian cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated whether lifestyle affects assisted reproduction technology (ART) outcomes.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Italian fertility unit.

Participants

From September 2014 to December 2016, women from couples presenting for evaluation and eligible for ART were invited to participate. Information on alcohol intake, current smoking and leisure physical activity (PA) during the year before the interview was collected, using a structured questionnaire. We considered the ART outcomes of the cycle immediately following the interview.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome measure was cumulative pregnancy rate per retrieval. Secondary measures were number of retrieved oocytes, embryo transfer and live birth.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ricci E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature