Thursday, June 7, 2012
Body weight, weight loss, obesity, infertility, assisted reproduction
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Women with PCOS are often obese. There is debate in the literature regarding whether women are obese because of their PCOS status, or if those who become obese are more predisposed to PCOS.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Oocytes matured in lipid-rich follicular fluid from obese women exhibit increased oocyte lipid content, induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress genes, and impaired nuclear maturation.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
The increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in PCOS may be related to obesity. Nonobese women with PCOS are not at increased risk for OSA compared with control women with similar body mass indexes.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Beyond embryo and endometrium, other known and suspected causes of recurrent IVF failure include obesity, uterine anomalies and fibroids, thyroid disease, tobacco smoke, immune factors, and thrombophilias.
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