Association of Gut Microbiota Enterotypes with Blood Trace Elements in Women with Infertility.

ABSTRACT: Infertility is defined as failure to achieve pregnancy within 12 months of unprotected intercourse in women. Trace elements, a kind of micronutrient that is very important to female reproductive function, are affected by intestinal absorption, which is regulated by gut microbiota. Enterotype is the classification of an intestinal microbiome based on its characteristics. Whether or not Prevotella-enterotype and Bacteroides-enterotype are associated with blood trace elements among infertile women remains unclear. The study aimed to explore the relationship between five main whole blood trace elements and these two enterotypes in women with infertility. This retrospective cross-sectional study recruited 651 Chinese women. Whole blood copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, and iron le

SUBMITTER: Yao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature