Male waist circumference in relation to semen quality and partner infertility treatment outcomes among couples undergoing infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Male obesity has been related to poor semen quality and may also have a negative effect on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) outcomes. Whether male waist circumference (WC), as a measure of central obesity, impacts a couple's fertility independently of BMI is unclear.

Objectives

To examine the associations of male WC with semen quality and couples' outcomes of infertility treatment with ART.

Methods

Couples presenting to the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center were invited to participate in the study. Between 2009 and 2019, 269 males provided 671 semen samples and 176 couples underwent 317 ART cycles. Height, weight, and WC were measured on site. We analyzed the association of male WC with semen quality and pregnancy outcomes using cluste

SUBMITTER: Bian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature