Low Birth Weight Is Associated with a Decreased Overall Adult Health Status and Reproductive Capability – Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Infertile Patients

Luca Boeri; Eugenio Ventimiglia; Paolo Capogrosso; Silvia Ippolito; Angela Pecoraro; Marco Paciotti; Roberta Scano; Alessandro Galdini; Luca Valsecchi; Enrico Papaleo; Francesco Montorsi; Andrea Salonia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166728

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Low Birth Weight Is Associated with a Decreased Overall Adult Health Status and Reproductive Capability – Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Infertile Patients

Luca Boeri,

Affiliation Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Eugenio Ventimiglia,

Affiliations Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Paolo Capogrosso,

Affiliations Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Silvia Ippolito,

Affiliation Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Angela Pecoraro,

Affiliation Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Marco Paciotti,

Affiliation Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Roberta Scano,

Affiliation Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Alessandro Galdini,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Luca Valsecchi,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Enrico Papaleo,

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Infertility Unit, Unit of Obstetrics/Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Francesco Montorsi,

Affiliations Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Andrea Salonia

* E-mail: salonia.andrea@hsr.it

Affiliations Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Low Birth Weight Is Associated with a Decreased Overall Adult Health Status and Reproductive Capability – Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Infertile Patients

Luca Boeri,
Eugenio Ventimiglia,
Paolo Capogrosso,
Silvia Ippolito,
Angela Pecoraro,
Marco Paciotti,
Roberta Scano,
Alessandro Galdini,
Luca Valsecchi,
Enrico Papaleo

Published: November 28, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166728

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