Is There an Association of Being Breastfed as an Infant and Fertility Status as an Adult?

Background: Breastfeeding has many short-term and long-term health benefits for infants. Short-term include protection against childhood infections mortality in low-income countries. The adult effects usually emphasized are a reduction of excess weight type 2 diabetes. However, there is lack available data on the impact having been breastfed fertility. Indeed, infertility probably multifactorial origin, including an environmental origin. aim this study was to investigate whether could be associated with unexplained infertility. Materials Methods: This research ancillary case–control ALIFERT, which both fertile infertile couples were recruited. statuses, collected from records, compared among individuals. Anthropometrics parameters also used analysis. Results: About 65.6% women 63.3% breastfed, 69% men 67.4% breastfed. There no statistically significant difference between groups. Nevertheless, who not had significantly higher body mass index than those (25.8 kg/m2 vs. 23.2 kg/m2). Conclusion: In our study, we did observe any association fertility adulthood. observed that, women, may influence Trial registration: NCT01093378 ALIFERT. Registered: March 25, 2010.