2023
Moderate and increased physical activity is not detrimental to live birth rates among women with unexplained infertility and obesity
Vitek W, Sun F, Cardozo E, Hoeger K, Hansen K, Santoro N, Zhang H, Legro R. Moderate and increased physical activity is not detrimental to live birth rates among women with unexplained infertility and obesity. F&S Reports 2023, 4: 308-312. PMID: 37719091, PMCID: PMC10504528, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2023.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLive birth rateSteps/dayPhysical activityInfertility trialsLifestyle modificationUnexplained infertilityObese womenBirth rateClomiphene citrate treatmentUS fertility centersClinical pregnancy rateLifestyle modification programTime of enrollmentModerate physical activityPhysical activity goalsMiscarriage rateFertility centerIntrauterine inseminationFitbit activity trackerPregnancy rateSecondary analysisCitrate treatmentActivity goalsModification programWomen
2016
Fertility-related quality of life from two RCT cohorts with infertility: unexplained infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome
Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Trussell JC, Craig LB, Gracia C, Huang H, Alvero R, Casson P, Christman G, Coutifaris C, Diamond M, Jin S, Legro RS, Robinson RD, Schlaff WD, Zhang H. Fertility-related quality of life from two RCT cohorts with infertility: unexplained infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction 2016, 31: 2268-2279. PMID: 27402910, PMCID: PMC5027926, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeFertility-related qualityFertiQoL scoresUnexplained infertilityPregnancy outcomesLower QoLOvary syndromeMale partnersInfertility diagnosisQOL surveyFerring PharmaceuticalsWorldwide cohortPolycystic Ovary Syndrome IIWilcoxon rank-sum testingFirst patient enrollmentMultiple Intrauterine GestationsTime of enrollmentPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSRank-sum testingNational InstitutePopulation-based sampleROLE OF CHANCEKey participant characteristicsLow socioeconomic statusHirsutism score