Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With the Risk of Male Infertility in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been proposed as a risk factor in infertility. However, to date, the association between OSA and male infertility has not been examined in a population-based study.

Objective

To investigate the risk factor of OSA in male infertility and the outcome of OSA treatment for the risk of male infertility.

Design, setting, and participants

This case-control population-based study collected data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database, a subset of the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Male patients with a diagnosis of infertility and at least 3 outpatient visits or 1 hospitalization between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2013, were included and matched by age, sex, and date of infertility diagnosis wi

SUBMITTER: Jhuang YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821032 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature