Male depression would decrease the chances of success of pregnancy during infertility treatment, depending on the results of a study published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
American researchers conducted a study using medical data from two studies including 1,650 women and 1,608 men.
The results of the study showed that couples whose male partner suffered from depression adults were 60% less likely to conceive and have a live birth than those whose partners were not affected by this condition.
The study also linked a class ofantidepressants, non-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (non-SSRIs) have a higher risk of early pregnancy loss in women treated for infertility, but SSRIs, another class of antidepressants, were not related to miscarriages.
“Our study provides infertile patients and their doctors with new information to take into account when making treatment decisions,” explains Esther Eisenberg, study author, at the Fertility and Infertility Department of the National Institute. Children’s Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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