NIH study links high cholesterol levels to lower fertility

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/nioc-nsl051614.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 20-May-2014
Contact: Robert Bock or Meredith Daly
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH study links high cholesterol levels to lower fertility

Couples with highest cholesterol took longest to achieve pregnancy

High cholesterol levels may impair fertility in couples trying to achieve a pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University at Buffalo (New York), and Emory University in Atlanta.

Couples in which each partner had a high cholesterol level took the longest time to reach pregnancy. Moreover, couples in which the woman had a high cholesterol level and the man did not also took longer to achieve pregnancy when compared to couples in which both partners had cholesterol levels in the acceptable range.

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