The effect of maternal overweight and obesity on the viability and metabolism of human oocytes and early embryos

Overweight and obese (OWOB) women are reported to have a lower chance of becoming pregnant. The nutritional enrichment of the periconceptional environment apparent in obese women may be detrimental for embryo viability. This is the first study to examine the development and metabolism of embryos der...

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Main Author: Leary, Christine
Other Authors: Sturmey, Roger ; Leese, Henry J. ; Killick, Stephen ; Lesny, Piotr
Published: University of Hull 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.678779