MARCH 22, 2017
Fertility and Sterility
Oostingh EC, et al.
Analysts study the relationship between periconceptional dietary patterns and semen quality parameters. The positive relationship between strong adherence to a healthy dietary pattern and semen parameters in men with poor semen quality bolster the significance of preconceptional tailored nutritional counseling and coaching of couples who are trying to conceive.
Methods
- For this study, they designed a prospective periconception cohort study.
- This study was conducted in Tertiary hospital.
- A sum of 129 male partners of pregnant women who participated in the Rotterdam Periconception Cohort (Predict study).
Results
- Men included in their study were on average 35 (±6 standard deviation) years old and had a body mass index of 26.4 ± 4 kg/m2.
- Two dietary patterns were distinguished utilizing principle component analysis, which were labeled as “healthy” and “unhealthy.”
- An increase of one factor score (stated as β) represented an increase of 1 standard deviation.
- Sperm concentration (β = 0.278; 95% CI, 0.112–0.444), total sperm count (β = 1.369; 95% CI, 0.244–2.495), progressive motility (β = 4.305; 95% CI, 0.675–7.936), and TMSC (β = 0.319; 95% CI, 0.113–0.526) were all positively associated with a strong adherence to the healthy dietary pattern.
- Subgroup investigation demonstrated that these associations were mainly present in men with a TMSC <10 million spermatozoa.
- In spite of the fact that there was a pattern toward a diminution in semen quality, they found no statistically important relationship with strong adherence to the unhealthy dietary pattern.