Obese women take longer to conceive, says study
Posted on: 11/Feb/2017 10:12:54 AM
A study conducted by the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIH`s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development says that obese women may take 55 to 59 percent longer to conceive compared to their non-obese counterparts. The findings are published in the Journal Human Reproduction.
Speaking about the study, the researchers said, A lot of studies on fertility and body composition have focused on the female partner, but our findings underscore the importance of including both partners. Our results also indicate that fertility specialists may want to consider couples` body compositions when counseling patients.
The current study focused on couples in the general population, not those undergoing treatment for infertility. The authors concluded that couples` obesity may reduce fertility chances and that fertility specialists may want to take couples` weight status into account when counseling them about achieving pregnancy.
