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Effectiveness of a therapeutic multiple-lifestyle intervention taking into account the periconceptional environment in the management of infertile couples: study design of a randomized controlled trial – the PEPCI study

Published inBMC pregnancy and childbirth, vol. 20, no. 1, 322
Publication date2020-05-26
First online date2020-05-26
Abstract

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. It affects approximately one in six couples seeking pregnancy in France or western countries. Many lifestyle factors of the couples' pre and peri-conceptional environment (weight, diet, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, drugs, physical activity, stress, sleep…) have been identified as risk factors for infertility in both males and females. The high prevalence rates of unhealthy diets and lifestyles in the reproductive population of industrialized countries are worrisome. Nevertheless, adoption of a healthy lifestyle may improve fertility but lifestyle changes are difficult to achieve and to maintain due notably to behavioral factors.

Keywords
  • Couple
  • Environment
  • Fertility
  • Intervention
  • Lifestyle
  • Periconceptional
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Funding
  • French national biomedical research - [PEPCI P140934]
Citation (ISO format)
DUPONT, Charlotte et al. Effectiveness of a therapeutic multiple-lifestyle intervention taking into account the periconceptional environment in the management of infertile couples: study design of a randomized controlled trial – the PEPCI study. In: BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2020, vol. 20, n° 1, p. 322. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2855-9
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Journal ISSN1471-2393
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