Impact of lifestyle factors on ovarian function and reproductive health in women

摘要

Lifestyle factors play a crucial role in a woman’s ability to conceive and maintain a healthy pregnancy. Women of all ages vary in their fecundability and fertility, and a major contributing factor to achieving a healthy pregnancy is maternal preconception health. Infertility rates are on the rise and affect an estimated 15% of couples in industrially developed countries [1]. Infertility is diagnosed if a couple is unable to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected intercourse and spans a broad spectrum of conditions, including diagnoses such as ovulatory disorders, tubal disease, endometriosis, chromosomal abnormalities, sperm factors and unexplained infertility.