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Association of obesity and anovulatory infertility
Valéria Fichman1, Roseli de Souza Santos da Costa1, Teresa Cristina Miglioli2
1Fundação Oswaldo Cruz , Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil .
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.
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