Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Infertility

Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Infertility

This is the largest retrospective study to examine how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) relates to infertility.

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Lim ZW, Wang ID, Wang P, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk of female infertility: A 14-year nationwide population-based study. PLoS One. 2021;16(12):e0260842. Published 2021 Dec 15. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260842

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