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Mediterranean diet improves blastocyst formation in women previously infected COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.

Frontiers in nutrition
May 5, 2024
Huijun Chen et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to investigate the effect of the Mediterranean Diet on assisted reproductive treatment outcomes in women after COVID-19 infection.

Results Summary

High adherence to the Mediterranean Diet was associated with improved blastocyst formation rates, and there was a trend toward higher clinical pregnancy, implantation, and ongoing pregnancy rates, though these were not statistically significant.

Population

Women previously infected with COVID-19 undergoing assisted reproductive treatment.

Effective Dosage

Not specified (adherence measured by MeDiet score: low, moderate, high).

Duration

February 2023 to August 2023 (6 months).

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (14)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
blastocyst formation rate
women after COVID-19 infection
46.08% in MeDiet scored 8-14 points women vs 41.75% in low adherence and 40.07% in moderate adherence
is significantly higher
#1
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
follicle number on hCG day
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#2
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
yield oocytes
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#3
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
normal fertilized zygotes
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#4
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
fertilization rate
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#5
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
day three embryos (cleavage embryos)
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#6
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
no change
embryo quality
women after COVID-19 infection
-
are comparable
#7
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
clinical pregnancy rate
women after COVID-19 infection who received embryo transfer
62.37% vs. 76.09% vs. 81.25%
an obvious trend that with the higher MeDiet score, the higher clinical pregnancy rate
#8
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
implantation rate
women after COVID-19 infection who received embryo transfer
55.84% vs. 66.44% vs. 69.23%
an obvious trend that with the higher MeDiet score, the higher implantation rate
#9
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
ongoing pregnancy rate
women after COVID-19 infection who received embryo transfer
61.22% vs. 75.00% vs. 81.25%
an obvious trend that with the higher MeDiet score, the higher ongoing pregnancy rate
#10
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
blastocyst formation
women after COVID-19 infection
-
is associated with improved
#11
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
clinical pregnancy
women after COVID-19 infection
-
a trend that high adherence to MeDiet might be beneficial to
#12
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
embryo implantation
women after COVID-19 infection
-
a trend that high adherence to MeDiet might be beneficial to
#13
Mediterranean diet (MeDiet)
increase
ongoing pregnancy
women after COVID-19 infection
-
a trend that high adherence to MeDiet might be beneficial to
#14
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Our study tries to investigate the effect of the Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) on assisted reproductive treatment outcomes in women after COVID-19 infection. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study in the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya from February 2023 to August 2023.Subjects: A total of 605 participants previously infected with COVID-19 were enrolled. EXPOSURE: None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: The primary outcomes are oocyte and embryo quality. The secondary outcomes are pregnancy outcomes. RESULTS: A majority of participants (n = 517) followed low to moderate MeDiet, and only a small group of them (n = 88) followed high MeDiet. The blastocyst formation rate is significantly higher in MeDiet scored 8-14 points women (46.08%), compared to the other two groups (which is 41.75% in the low adherence population and 40.07% in the moderate adherence population respectively) (p = 0.044). However, the follicle number on hCG day, yield oocytes, normal fertilized zygotes, fertilization rate, day three embryos (cleavage embryos), and embryo quality are comparable among the three groups. For those who received embryo transfer, we noticed an obvious trend that with the higher MeDiet score, the higher clinical pregnancy rate (62.37% vs. 76.09% vs. 81.25%, p = 0.197), implantation rate (55.84% vs. 66.44% vs. 69.23%, p = 0.240) and ongoing pregnancy rate (61.22% vs. 75.00% vs. 81.25%, p = 0.152) even though the p values are not significant. An enlarging sample size study, especially in a high adherence population should be designed to further verify the effects of MeDiet's role in improving IVF performance. CONCLUSION: High adherence to MeDiet is associated with improved blastocyst formation in women after COVID-19 infection. There is also a trend that high adherence to MeDiet might be beneficial to clinical pregnancy, embryo implantation as well as ongoing pregnancy in these women.

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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality70/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.12
Normalized Score0.64
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