The effect of overweight and obesity on female infertility
The effect of overweight and obesity on female infertility
Sedigheh solgi,1,*zeinab sadat moosavifard,2
1. BSc in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. 2. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Introduction: Infertility means the inability to conceive or the inability to maintain a pregnancy after 6 months to a year of trying to conceive, and various factors play a role in causing infertility, one of which is obesity and overweight. Obesity is a major health problem. In many developed countries, 14 to 20 percent of women of childbearing age are obese BMI ›30, while in other countries the prevalence is reported to be 60 percent. Obesity has a negative effect on women's reproductive health because it is associated with an increased risk of menstrual disorders, anovulation and infertility.
Methods: In this study, a search was performed using search engines inical key, scopus, pubmed and articles from 2014 to 2019 were reviewed.
Results: Based on the findings, we found that weight gain in women increased the prevalence of polycystic ovaries, irregular menstrual cycles, infertility, miscarriage and failure in infertility treatments, and even pregnancy problems such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, such macrosomia, and cesarean delivery. Is in touch. Obesity with hormonal imbalance interferes with normal ovulation and can cause infertility in women. Studies have shown that weight loss improves ovulation. Obesity, which is associated with the prevention of ovulation and infertility in women. In case of pregnancy, it has a detrimental effect on the health of the fetus and mother, such as hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome and gestational diabetes, and all of these cases place a great economic burden on the mother, family and community. Fetal and neonatal complications caused by maternal diseases and diabetes due to obesity are very widespread and costly. As the body mass index increases, the response to infertility treatments decreases. And the costs of treating infertility in obese women are very high.
Conclusion: Because studies have shown that weight loss and lifestyle management can improve the fertility of women with obesity, obesity management by lifestyle modification is recommended for these people before infertility treatments.