Male depression would decrease the chances of success of pregnancy during infertility treatment, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
American researchers conducted a study with medical data from two studies including 1650 women and 1608 men.
The results of the study showed that couples in which the male partner suffered from a depression major were 60% less likely to conceive and have a live birth than those whose partner was not affected by this pathology.
The study also linked a class ofantidepressantsnon-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (non-SSRIs) at higher risk of early pregnancy loss in women treated for infertilitybut SSRIs, another class of antidepressants, were not linked to miscarriages.
“Our study provides infertile patients and their doctors with new information to consider when making treatment decisions,” says Esther Eisenberg, study author, at the National Institute’s Fertility and Infertility Directorate. of child health Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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