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Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk of female infertility: A 14-year nationwide population-based study

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  • Zhu Wei Lim
  • I-Duo Wang
  • Panchalli Wang
  • Chi-Hsiang Chung
  • Song-Shan Huang
  • Chien-Chu Huang
  • Pei-Yi Tsai
  • Gwo-Jang Wu
  • Kuo-Hsiang Wu
  • Wu-Chien Chien

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Objectives: To determine the risk of having OSA in a cohort of female subjects who are infertile and the odds of being infertile in women with OSA. Patients and methods: A nationwide, case-control study of female patients 20 years or older diagnosed with female infertility living in Taiwan, from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2013 (N = 4,078). We identified women who were infertile and created a 2:1 matched control group with women who were not infertile. We used multivariable logistic regression analysis to further estimate the effects of OSA on female infertility. Results: In this 14- year retrospective study, we included 4,078 patients having an initial diagnosis of female infertility. Of those women with infertility, 1.38% had a history of OSA compared with 0.63% of fertile controls (p = 0.002). The mean ages in the study groups were 32.19 ± 6.20 years, whereas the mean ages in the control groups were 32.24 ± 6.37years. Women with OSA had 2.101- times the risk of female infertility compared to women without OSA (p

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  • Zhu Wei Lim & I-Duo Wang & Panchalli Wang & Chi-Hsiang Chung & Song-Shan Huang & Chien-Chu Huang & Pei-Yi Tsai & Gwo-Jang Wu & Kuo-Hsiang Wu & Wu-Chien Chien, 2021. "Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk of female infertility: A 14-year nationwide population-based study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(12), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0260842
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260842
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