Obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility treatment: Asking obese women to lose weight before treatment increases stigmatisation
| Autor: | Sheila E. Laredo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Infertility
Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry Female infertility General Engineering General Medicine medicine.disease Polycystic ovary Obesity Treatment Refusal Weight loss Epidemiology medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters medicine.symptom Pregnancy outcomes business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 332:609.3 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.332.7541.609-b |
| Popis: | EDITOR—As Balen et al say,1 epidemiological data show that obesity is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, long term maintenance of weight loss among obese populations is low, estimated at 15% over at least three years of follow-up in one systematic review.2 Weight loss in shorter term studies, whether of dietary or pharmacologic treatments, six months to two years in duration, does not … |
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