Urinary oxidative stress biomarker levels and reproductive outcomes among couples undergoing fertility treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Are urinary levels of oxidative stress biomarkers associated with reproductive outcome success following fertility treatments?

Summary answer

Levels of oxidative stress in the middle tertile for women are associated with the highest levels of reproductive success while no associations were noted for men.

What is known already

Oxidative stress may contribute to adverse fertility outcomes in the general population, but findings from couples undergoing fertility treatments are sparse.

Study design, size, duration

This prospective cohort study included 481 women and 249 of their male partners undergoing fertility treatments from 2007 to 2015, from the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) study in Boston, MA.

Participants/materials, setting,

SUBMITTER: Rosen EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967795 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature