1. Spontaneous pregnancies among infertile couples during assisted reproduction lockdown for COVID‐19 pandemic
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Lorenzo Aguzzoli, Maria Teresa Villani, Manuela Simoni, Daria Morini, Giorgia Spaggiari, and Daniele Santi
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Adult ,Male ,Infertility ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pregnancy Rate ,Reproductive Techniques, Assisted ,Sexual Behavior ,Short Communication ,Urology ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Reproductive medicine ,Fertility ,COVID-19 ,Pregnancy rate ,assisted reproduction ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,national lockdown ,Pregnancy ,COVID‐19 ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,media_common ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Obstetrics ,business.industry ,SHORT COMMUNICATIONS ,medicine.disease ,Reproductive Medicine ,Fertilization ,Quarantine ,Female ,Reproduction ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
Background The worldwide spread of the SARS‐CoV‐2 infection has profoundly affected all aspects of human life, with tangible consequences in several contexts, including reproduction. However, evidences on the inter‐relation between psychological distress and reproductive medicine are still conflicting. Methods The national lockdown imposed in Italy in March‐May 2020 and the consequent assisted reproductive techniques (ART) activity blockage allowed to evaluate the conception ability of couples who suffered the postponement of ART cycles. In particular, we collected anamnestic, anthropometrical and demographic data of those women attending ART straddling the lockdown period attending to the Fertility Centre of Reggio Emilia. Results Among the 431 couples recalled to reschedule ART cycles, 34 couples (7.9%) obtained a spontaneous pregnancy during the lockdown. Comparing spontaneously pregnant to non‐pregnant women, the pregnant group resulted younger (P = 0.009) and with a shorter infertility history (P = 0.029). Interestingly, the sexual activity frequency was significantly higher in pregnant women compared to non‐pregnant ones (P
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- 2021
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