Effects of obesity on women's reproduction and complications during pregnancy
Autor: | Linné Y |
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Rok vydání: | 2004 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Infertility medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Rate Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Overweight Weight Gain Pregnancy Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans Obesity Amenorrhea business.industry Obstetrics Pregnancy Outcome Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Gestational diabetes Diabetes Gestational Pregnancy rate Female medicine.symptom business Weight gain Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
Zdroj: | Obesity Reviews. 5:137-143 |
ISSN: | 1467-789X 1467-7881 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2004.00147.x |
Popis: | Obesity is increasing rapidly among women all over the world, and more women in fertile ages become overweight and obese. Among all other problems, women who are obese have higher rates of amenorrhoea and infertility. Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy such as hypertensive diagnoses and gestational diabetes, and delivery complications such as higher rates of caesarean sections and prolonged time of delivery. The aim of this article is to review the consequences of being obese during the reproductive life of a woman. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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