Association of obesity and anovulatory infertility

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Autor(a) principal: Fichman,Valéria
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Costa,Roseli de Souza Santos da, Miglioli,Teresa Cristina, Marinheiro,Lizanka Paola Figueiredo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Einstein (São Paulo)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100244
Resumo: ABSTRACT 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.