Boston researchers have found that, among infertility
patients having in vitro fertilization (IVF), men’s poultry intake is related
to better fertilization rates in IVF cycles with and without intracytoplasmic sperm
injection (ICSI), reports Meatingplace Magazine.
However, consumption of processed meat was associated with
poorer fertilization rates in IVF.
Processed meat intake had no effect on fertilization in
cycles using ICSI.
This, according to part of the Environment and Reproductive
Health (EARTH) Study, a study of sub-fertile couples focused on identifying
environmental factors affecting human fertility.
Between 2007 and 2014, 141 men and their female partners
underwent 246 total IVF cycles, with and without ICSI, at Massachusetts General
Hospital.
The men answered questionnaires on their diet, including
total meat intake and the types of meat they ate.
Poultry (31 percent) and processed meats (22 percent)
accounted for more than half of the total meat intake.
