Association of obesity and anovulatory infertility

OBJECTIVE: To verify the association of obesity and infertility related to anovulatory issues. METHODS: This case-control study was carried out with 52 women, aged 20 to 38 years, divided into two groups (infertile − cases − and fertile − control), seen at outpatient clinics, in the period from Apri...

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Autores principales: Fichman, Valéria, da Costa, Roseli de Souza Santos, Miglioli, Teresa Cristina, Marinheiro, Lizanka Paola Figueiredo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7053827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32159605
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5150
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To verify the association of obesity and infertility related to anovulatory issues. METHODS: This case-control study was carried out with 52 women, aged 20 to 38 years, divided into two groups (infertile − cases − and fertile − control), seen at outpatient clinics, in the period from April to December, 2017. RESULTS: We found significant evidence that obesity negatively affects women’s fertility (p=0.017). The group of infertile women was 7.5-fold more likely to be obese than fertile women. CONCLUSION: Strategies that encourage weight control are indicated for women with chronic anovulation, due to hight metabolic activity of adipose tissue.

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