SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2022
Disordered eating and eating disorders among women seeking fertility treatment: A systematic review.
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- Preconception lifestyle interventions for women-a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention characteristics and behaviour change techniques.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and enablers to a healthy lifestyle in people with infertility: a mixed-methods systematic review.Human reproduction update · 2024Pooled it
- Pregorexia: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the constructs of body image dissatisfaction and eating disturbances by gestational age in the peripartum.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- "You don't treat your skinny patients like this": a qualitative study of fertility care experiences among women with larger bodies and infertility.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Psychological factors associated with binge eating among women with infertility.Eating behaviors · 2025Observational
- Exploring the Relationship Between Eating Disorders and Reproductive Health, with a Focus on Fertility, Obstetric, and Fetal Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Trajectories and predictors of maternal eating behaviors across the first year postpartum: The role of women's childhood trauma in emotional, external and restraint eating.Eating behaviors · 2025Article
- [Influence of adherence to a mediterranean diet and nutritional status on ovarian reserve].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2024Article
- IVF-induced pregnancy and early motherhood among women with a history of severe eating disorders.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Bodies out of control: Relapse and worsening of eating disorders in pregnancy.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders among women seeking fertility treatment.Observational studies were searched in Ovid MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, and PsycInfo. Studies published prior to September 2020 when the search was conducted were considered. Inclusion criteria included (1) original and empirical research, (2) published in a peer-reviewed journal, and (3) reported on disordered eating among women seeking fertility treatment in the sample or reported on prevalence of eating disorders among women seeking fertility treatment in the sample. Independent screening of abstracts was conducted by two authors (LH and AH). Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. Sample size, study location, measures, and results for each study in this review were reported.Among women pursuing fertility treatment, rates of current eating disorders ranged from 0.5 to 16.7%, while past eating disorder prevalence rates ranged from 1.4 to 27.5%. Current anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa was reported by up to 2% and 10.3% of women, respectively, while history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa was reported by up to 8.5% and 3.3% of women, respectively. Binge eating disorder or other eating disorders were reported by up to 18.5% and 9.1% of women, respectively. Disordered eating pathology was endorsed by 1.6 to 48% of women seeking fertility treatment. Endorsement of pathological eating attitudes was generally higher among women seeking fertility treatment with current or past eating disorders as compared to community samples, with the exception of dietary restraint. Rates of current and past eating disorders are higher among women seeking fertility treatment than in the general population. Providers treating women with infertility should be cognizant of these prevalence rates and consider screening for eating pathology in their patients as this may contribute to their likelihood of successful conception and/or subsequent pregnancy outcomes.
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