RT Journal Article
T1 Physical and Sedentary Activities in Association with Reproductive Outcomes among Couples Seeking Infertility Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study
A1 Läänelaid, Siret
A1 Ortega, Francisco B.
A1 Kunovac Kallak, Theodora
A1 Joelsson, Lana
A1 Ruiz, Jonatan R.
A1 Hreinsson, Julius
A1 Wånggren, Kjell
A1 Stavreus-Evers, Anneli
A1 Kalda, Ruth
A1 Salumets, Andres
A1 Altmäe, Signe
K1 Exercise
K1 Infertility
K1 Reproductive health
K1 Reproductive techniques
K1 Assisted
K1 Sedentary behavior
K1 Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
K1 Live birth
K1 Pregnancy outcome
K1 In vitro fertilization
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Infertilidad
K1 Salud reproductiva
K1 Técnicas reproductivas
K1 Técnicas reproductivas asistidas
K1 Conducta sedentaria
K1 Inyecciones de esperma intracitoplasmáticas
K1 Nacimiento vivo
K1 Resultado del embarazo
K1 Fertilización In vitro
AB Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of physical activity (PA) with assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment and pregnancy outcomes among couples seeking infertility treatment. Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out among 128 infertile individuals (64 couples), entering the infertility clinic for ART procedures. Baseline PA (before entering any treatment) was assessed using accelerometry for both women and men. For every couple the infertility treatment outcomes were recorded. Results: The couples that required invasive ART procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) spent less time in vigorous PA (−73 min/week per couple, woman + man) than those couples who became spontaneously pregnant after entering the study (p = 0.001). We observed no significant associations between the time spent in physical activities and positive pregnancy test or live birth. Conclusions: Our results do not support a positive nor negative relation between the time the couples spent in physical activities and the chances of getting pregnant or having a baby among patients seeking infertility treatment. However, couples undergoing invasive ART procedures did less vigorous PA than couples that became spontaneously pregnant, suggesting that PA may interfere with their reproductive health.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4452
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4452
LA en
NO Läänelaid S, Ortega FB, Kunovac Kallak T, Joelsson L, Ruiz JR, Hreinsson J, et al. Physical and Sedentary Activities in Association with Reproductive Outcomes among Couples Seeking Infertility Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 8;18(5):2718
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025