Should overweight or obese women be denied access to ART?
Obesity has grown to epidemic proportions, and currently nearly half of the reproductive-age women are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.6 billion worldwide are overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) and 400 million are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2). Over half of...
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doaj-203ed141b8144b529bc398f24c6c442e2020-11-25T00:03:07ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Fertility Society Journal1110-56902013-12-0118423323410.1016/j.mefs.2013.08.001Should overweight or obese women be denied access to ART?Ahmed BadawyObesity has grown to epidemic proportions, and currently nearly half of the reproductive-age women are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.6 billion worldwide are overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) and 400 million are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2). Over half of all women in the UK and 61% of women in USA are either overweight or obese. There are distinctly increased health risks and costs of obesity that led to a great argument about fertility treatment including assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in obese women.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569013001106ObesityOverweightARTBMI |
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Should overweight or obese women be denied access to ART? |
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Middle East Fertility Society Journal |
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Obesity has grown to epidemic proportions, and currently nearly half of the reproductive-age women are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.6 billion worldwide are overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) and 400 million are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2). Over half of all women in the UK and 61% of women in USA are either overweight or obese. There are distinctly increased health risks and costs of obesity that led to a great argument about fertility treatment including assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in obese women. |
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