Effectiveness of a therapeutic multiple-lifestyle intervention taking into account the periconceptional environment in the management of infertile couples: study design of a randomized controlled trial - the PEPCI study

• Main Authors: Charlotte Dupont (Author), Philippe Aegerter (Author), Aude-Marie Foucaut (Author), Aymeric Reyre (Author), François J. Lhuissier (Author), Marie Bourgain (Author), Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet (Author), Isabelle Cédrin-Durnerin (Author), Lise Selleret (Author), Emmanuel Cosson (Author), Rachel Lévy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. It affects approximately one in six couples seeking pregnancy in France or western countries. Many lifestyle factors of the couples' pre and peri-conceptional environment (weight,...