2021
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 4
2019
Lower prevalence of non–cavity-distorting uterine fibroids in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome than in those with unexplained infertility
Huang H, Kuang H, Sun F, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Alvero R, Robinson RD, Casson PR, Christman GM, Hansen KR, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Network E. Lower prevalence of non–cavity-distorting uterine fibroids in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome than in those with unexplained infertility. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 1011-1019.e1. PMID: 30926125, PMCID: PMC6487215, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack PeopleDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLeiomyomaPolycystic Ovary SyndromePrevalenceConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeUnexplained infertilityUterine fibroidsLow prevalenceOvary syndromeDifferent body mass index (BMI) groupsBody mass index groupsHigher body mass indexHigher total testosteroneNormal uterine cavityAssessment-insulin resistanceBody mass indexRandomized clinical trialsCurrent alcohol usersPrevalence of womenTotal testosteroneCurrent smokersInfertile womenLarge fibroidsMass indexInfertile patientsInsulin resistanceUterine cavityClinical trialsLower percentage