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Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk of female infertility: A 14-year nationwide population-based study.

Zhu Wei LimI-Duo WangPanchalli WangChi-Hsiang ChungSong-Shan HuangChien-Chu HuangPei-Yi TsaiGwo-Jang WuKuo-Hsiang WuWu-Chien Chien
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Our study showed that OSA is more commonly seen in infertile women and increases the odds that a woman will be infertile. More studies need to be done on the whether or not diagnosing and treating OSA can decrease the rate of infertility.
Keyphrases
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