Longitudinal semen parameter assessments and live birth: variability and implications for treatment strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether semen parameters are associated with live birth among couples seeking infertility treatment after accounting for semen parameter variability.

Design

Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation Trial (FAZST) prospective cohort.

Setting

Four US reproductive endocrinology and infertility care study centers, 2013-2017.

Patient(s)

Couples (n = 2,369) seeking fertility consultations at 4 US infertility care study centers.

Intervention(s)

Semen volume, pH, sperm viability, morphology, progressive and total motility, concentration, count, and total and progressive motile count assessed at baseline and at 2, 4, and 6 months after enrollment.

Main outcome measure(s)

Log-binomial models stratified by fertility treatment received (in vitr

SUBMITTER: DeVilbiss EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613540 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature