ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2012
Infertility patients' knowledge of the effects of obesity on reproductive health outcomes.
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- Barriers and enablers to a healthy lifestyle in people with infertility: a qualitative descriptive study.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Article
- Weight-Loss and Metformin-Use Improve the Reversal Rate in Patients with Endometrial Hyperplasia.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
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- Irresponsibly Infertile? Obesity, Efficiency, and Exclusion from Treatment.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2019Article
- Infertile Couples' Needs after Unsuccessful Fertility Treatment: a Qualitative Study.Journal of caring sciences · 2019Article
- Obesity and reproduction: a study to determine how effectively medical education enhances awareness of the reproductive risks related to obesity.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2017Article
- Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: A Lack of Knowledge but Opportunity for Intervention.Nutrition and cancer · 2017Article
- Almost half of women with endometrial cancer or hyperplasia do not know that obesity affects their cancer risk.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2015Article
- Impact of obesity on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced altered ovarian connexin gap junction proteins in female mice.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2015Article
- Enhanced susceptibility of ovaries from obese mice to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced DNA damage.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2014Article
- Superoxide dismutase 1 overexpression in mice abolishes maternal diabetes-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in diabetic embryopathy.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2013Article
- Knowledge of obesity and its impact on reproductive health outcomes among urban women.Journal of community health · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of the study was to assess the infertility patient knowledge of reproductive outcomes affected by obesity. STUDY
designThis was a prospective survey study of 150 female infertility patients in an academic medical center. Subjects were administered the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form and a questionnaire on the health risks of obesity, and investigators obtained height and weight measurements.
resultsSubjects' age ranged from 21 to 45 years (mean 34.8 ± 4.94 SD) and body mass index ranged from 17.9 to 62.9 kg/m(2) (mean 26.5 ± 7.54 SD). The following percentages of women were aware that obesity increases the risk of infertility (82.7%), irregular periods (70.0%), miscarriage (60.7%), cesarean section (48.7%), breast cancer (38.7%), birth defects (29.3%), stillbirth (22.7%), and endometrial cancer (20.7%).
conclusionAmong women with infertility, there is limited knowledge of reproductive outcomes affected by obesity. Public education is needed to increase awareness. Women undergoing fertility treatment are motivated for reproductive success and may be uniquely receptive to obesity education and weight loss intervention.
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