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• TITLE: Antioxidant Supplement Improves the Pregnancy Rate in Patients Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization for Unexplained Infertility

  AUTHORS: Ayse Z. Ozdemir, Bulent Ayas, Davut Guven, Abdulkadir Bakay, Pervin Karlı

  KEYWORDS: CoQ10, Omega-3, Antioxidant, Unexplained Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.9 No.1, January 4, 2019

  ABSTRACT: Objective: This is a retrospective study to evaluate the effect of using the antioxidants containing coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and omega-3 in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) for unexplained infertility. Materials Methods: A total of 299 patients undergoing IVF-ICSI for unexplained infertility at the IVF center of Ondokuz Mayis University were studied. The subject group consisted of 135 patients who used OMEPA Q10 (Co Q10 100 mg, omega-3 600 mg, eicosapentaenoic acid 300 mg, docosahexaenoic acid 230 mg) for two months before ovarian stimulation. A group of 164 patients who did not use the supplement were evaluated as the control group. Results: The pregnancy rate of patients using antioxidants was statistically higher than that of those who did not use the supplement (p 0.05). The pregnancy rates of patients in the two groups were 32.9% and 49.6% respectively. The pregnancy rate of patients using antioxidants was statistically higher than that of those who did not use the supplement (p 0.05) seemed not enough. Conclusion: We concluded that using antioxidants that contain Co Q10 and omega-3 in patients undergoing IVF-ICSI for unexplained infertility increased the clinical pregnancy rate. We recommend using antioxidants that contain Co Q10 and omega-3 in infertile patients.