The available evidence from epidemiologic studies and clinical trials presents a mixed picture regarding the health benefits and potential risks of fish consumption and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for pregnant women, the fetus and young children. For virtually all of the outcomes we considered where research is available – length of gestation and risk of [...]

Lifestyle Management Before Infertility Treatment
Peter Kovacs, MD, PhD
Peter Kovacs, MD
Clinical Reproductive Endocrinologist, Research and Scientific Coordinator, The Kaali Institute-IVF Center, Budapest, Hungary
It is well known that women who are under- or overweight have difficulty with reproduction. Obese women are at risk for miscarriage, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preterm delivery, macrosomia, low birth weight, stillbirth, delivery [...]

From Human Reproduction
A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat Consumption and Endometriosis Risk
Stacey A. Missmer; Jorge E. Chavarro; Susan Malspeis; Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson; Mark D. Hornstein; Donna Spiegelman; Robert L. Barbieri; Walter C. Willett; Susan E. Hankinson
Abstract
Background: Endometriosis is a prevalent but enigmatic gynecologic disorder for which few modifiable risk factors have been identified. Fish oil [...]

Stressful Life Events are Associated with a Poor In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcome: A Prospective Study
S.M.S. Ebbesen; R. Zachariae; M.Y. Mehlsen; D. Thomsen; A. Højgaard; L. Ottosen; T. Petersen; H.J. Ingerslev
From Human Reproduction
Abstract
Background: There is preliminary evidence to suggest an impact of stress on chances of achieving a pregnancy with in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The majority [...]

Effect of pentoxifylline in reducing oxidative
stress-induced embryotoxicity1
Xiaoyan Zhang,2 Rakesh K. Sharma,2,3 Ashok Agarwal,2 and Tommaso Falcone2
Submitted May 13, 2005; accepted July 6, 2005
Purpose: To 1) evaluate the embryotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide on mouse embryo
development and 2) examine if pentoxifylline can reverse hydrogen peroxide induced embryotoxicity.
Methods: Prospective in vitro study examining the effects of varying [...]