Male vitamin D status and male factor infertility
Banks N, Sun F, Krawetz SA, Coward RM, Masson P, Smith JF, Trussell JC, Santoro N, Zhang H, Steiner AZ. Male vitamin D status and male factor infertility. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 116: 973-979. PMID: 34289935, PMCID: PMC8561776, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultBiomarkersClomipheneDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFertilityFertility Agents, FemaleHumansInfertility, MaleInsemination, Artificial, HomologousLive BirthMalePregnancyPregnancy RateProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSemenSemen AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyConceptsVitamin D deficiencyLive birth rateMale factor infertilityD deficiencyFactor infertilityD levelsSemen parametersMild male factor infertilityMale partnersVitamin D levelsVitamin D statusRate of miscarriageFemale partnersSperm concentrationBirth rateClinical pregnancyClomiphene citrateD statusDNA fragmentationCumulative pregnancySperm DNA fragmentationVitamin DFertility centerIntrauterine inseminationMonth 4Sperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation: predictors, fertility outcomes, and assays among infertile males
Rios JS, Coward RM, Hansen KR, Barnhart KT, Cedars MI, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Krawetz SA, Usadi R, Baker VL, Sun F, Wild R, Smith JF, Santoro N, Zhang H, Steiner AZ. Sperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation: predictors, fertility outcomes, and assays among infertile males. F&S Reports 2021, 2: 282-288. PMID: 34553152, PMCID: PMC8441563, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2021.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnancy outcomesInfertile menSperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentationMultivariable linear regression modelsTransferase-mediated dUTP nickDeoxyribonucleic acid fragmentationLower total sperm motilityOvarian stimulationBaseline visitFertility centerTubal patencyIntrauterine inseminationLive birthsFertility outcomesInfertile malesSecondary analysisOlder ageDUTP nickFemale partnersSpearman correlationSperm concentrationSignificant predictorsTotal sperm motilityModest correlationMen