Figure 1.
The workflow of Mendelian randomization study that exhibits causality between gut microbiota and infertility. Assumption 1, there is a significant association between genetic variation and exposure; Assumption 2, there is no correlation between genetic variation and confounding factors; Assumption 3, genetic variants exert effects on the outcomes by influencing the exposure of interest. SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms; LD, linkage disequilibrium; WM, weighted median; LOO, leave-one-out.