A dietary score representing the overall relation of men's diet with semen quality in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproduction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impact of men's diet on outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technology (ART) using an empirical score representing the relation of diet with semen quality.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Fertility center at an academic medical center.

Patients

We included 296 men (688 semen samples) to identify an empirical dietary pattern and 231 couples (406 ART cycles) to investigate the association of this diet pattern with ART outcomes.

Interventions

Men's diet was assessed at baseline using a validated questionnaire. An empirical dietary pattern reflecting the overall relation of diet with semen quality was identified using reduced rank regression.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was live

SUBMITTER: Mitsunami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655432 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature