2020
Short-term weight change and live birth among women with unexplained infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing ovulation induction
Vitek W, Sun F, Hoeger KM, Santoro N, Diamond MP, Zhang H, Legro RS, Network E, Coutifaris C, Christman G, Robinson R, Brzyski R, Schlaff W, Casson P, Trussell J, Eisenberg E, Lamar C, DePaolo L. Short-term weight change and live birth among women with unexplained infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing ovulation induction. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 114: 1032-1039. PMID: 33036790, PMCID: PMC7953832, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeShort-term weight changeUnexplained infertilityLive birth rateOvulation inductionOvary syndromeWeight changeWeight gainCycles of clomipheneBody mass indexMean weight changeBirth rateRandomized trialsMass indexRegular intercourseIntrauterine inseminationTreatment allocationLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMESecondary analysisWomenWeight assessmentBirthSyndromeInfertility
2015
Impact of Male and Female Weight, Smoking, and Intercourse Frequency on Live Birth in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polotsky AJ, Allshouse AA, Casson PR, Coutifaris C, Diamond MP, Christman GM, Schlaff WD, Alvero R, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Legro RS. Impact of Male and Female Weight, Smoking, and Intercourse Frequency on Live Birth in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100: 2405-2412. PMID: 25856211, PMCID: PMC4454812, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeBody mass indexFemale body mass indexMale body mass indexLive birthsOvary syndromeFertility treatment successSexual intercourse attemptsLower chanceNormal semen parametersClomiphene citrateIntercourse attemptsII trialObese menObese womenInfertile womenMale obesityMass indexRegular intercourseProspective dataMale factorTreatment successMale smokingLarge cohortIntercourse frequency