In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 16, No. 12 ( 2021-12-15), p. e0260842-
Abstract:
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 〈 0.001). Conclusion Our study showed that OSA is more commonly seen in infertile women and increases the odds that a woman will be infertile. More studies need to be done on the whether or not diagnosing and treating OSA can decrease the rate of infertility.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0260842
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.g001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.t002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.s001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.s002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.s006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r008
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r009
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10.1371/journal.pone.0260842.r010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2021
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