Development of a nutrition screening tool to identify need for dietetic intervention in female infertility

Komal Deepak Kumar; Rosemary Huntriss; Eulalee Green; Shabana Bora; Claire Pettitt

doi:10.1111/jhn.13055

Research Methods · Evidence Synthesis

Development of a nutrition screening tool to identify need for dietetic intervention in female infertility

Deepak Kumar K, Huntriss R, Green E, Bora S, Pettitt C

Published February 2023 Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association, 36(1), 154-168

DOI 10.1111/jhn.13055 PMID 35762584 PMC PMC10087620

Abstract

Background

One in seven couples are impacted by infertility in the UK, and female infertility is often associated with several health conditions impacted by nutrition. Despite many studies aimed at identifying the critical role of nutrition in infertility, there is currently no screening tool that identifies nutritional risk factors for infertility.

Aim

To propose a self-administered screening tool to identify women who would benefit from nutritional intervention to promote fertility.

Methods

A narrative review was carried out to identify and summarise modifiable nutritional risk factors that can influence female fertility, including comorbidities that can influence nutrition intake, absorption, and metabolism.

Key Findings

A nutrition screening tool outlining modifiable nutrition risk factors potentially improving female fertility has been proposed, comprising of BMI, medical history and quality of diet and lifestyle which would aid in designing evidence based dietetic services for female infertility.

Topics

Research Methods › Evidence Synthesis › Systematic Reviews · Lifestyle and Environment › Nutrition and Metabolic Health › Body Weight and Composition

Komal Deepak Kumar, Rosemary Huntriss, Eulalee Green, Shabana Bora, Claire Pettitt

K Kumar, R Huntriss, E Green, S Bora, C Pettitt

PMID 35762584 35762584 DOI 10.1111/jhn.13055 10.1111/jhn.13055 Deepak Kumar et al. 2023, Deepak Kumar 2023

Keywords

artificial fertility treatments, diet, dietitian, female infertility, nutrition, screening tool

Development of a nutrition screening tool to identify need for dietetic intervention in female infertility

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