Maternal intake of folate and folic acid during pregnancy and markers of male fecundity: A population-based cohort study.

Anne Gaml-SørensenNis BrixBirgit Bjerre HøyerSandra Søgaard TøttenborgKarin Sørig HougaardJens Peter Ellekilde BondePernille Jul ClemmensenAndreas ErnstLinn Håkonsen ArendtSjurdur Frodi OlsenCharlotta GranströmTine Brink HenriksenGunnar ToftCecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

Published in: Andrology (2022)

Lower maternal intake of total folate in midpregnancy was associated with lower sperm count and lower testes volume, however, also with a lower proportion of non-progressive and immotile spermatozoa in adult men. Whether this actually affects the ability to obtain a pregnancy warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
multiple sclerosis
weight gain
pregnant women
peripheral blood
physical activity