final obesity for congress 2013
Obesity and Infertility
Obesity, particularly the abdominal phenotype, is associated with several reproductive disturbances. Whereas mechanisms by which obesity affect fertility are complex and still not completely understood, an important role appears to be played by the presence of a condition of functional hyperandrogenism and hyperinsulinaemia, which accompanies the insulin-resistant state
- Obesity : is the new worlwide epidemic of obesity and related morbidity significantly affects fertility and reproduction in both men and women
- In USA and Europe
- 60% of all women are overweight (BMI>25 kg/m2)
- 30% of them are obese (BMI>30 kg/m2)
- 6% of them are morbidly obese (BMI>40 kg/m2)
- 50% of women 25-44 years old are overweight
- 20% of them are obese
- Definition of obesity
- Body Mass Index (BMI): 18.5 – 25 – 30 – 35 – 40 kg/m2
- waist circumference to define truncal/abdominal obesity
- 60% of all women are overweight (BMI>25 kg/m2)
- Effect of obesity on natural reproductive potential
- Effect of obesity on infertility treatment and IVF results
- Effect of obesity on pregnancy complications and outcomes
- Effect of obesity on the health of the child
