Body mass index restrictions in fertility treatment: a national survey of OB/GYN subspecialists
| Autor: | Molly B. Moravek, Sylvia E. Badon, Senait Fisseha, Michael Lanham, Angela S Kelley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Reproductive Techniques Assisted Reproductive endocrinology and infertility media_common.quotation_subject Reproductive medicine Fertility Fertilization in Vitro Lower limit Body Mass Index Maternal-fetal medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Genetics medicine Humans Assisted Reproduction Technologies Genetics (clinical) media_common 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Clinical Practice 030104 developmental biology Reproductive Medicine Family medicine Female Professional association business Infertility Female Body mass index Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | J Assist Reprod Genet |
| ISSN: | 1573-7330 1058-0468 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: To explore the attitudes of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) and maternal–fetal medicine (MFM) subspecialists regarding the necessity and appropriateness of body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for women seeking fertility treatment. METHODS: Members of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI) and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) were invited to participate in a survey querying their knowledge of existing institutional or clinic BMI policies and personal opinions regarding upper and lower BMI cutoffs for a range of fertility treatments, including oral ovulation agents, gonadotropins, and in vitro fertilization. RESULTS: Respondents included 398 MFMs and 201 REIs. The majority of REI and MFM providers agreed with upper limit BMI cutoffs (72.5% vs 68.2%, p = 0.29), but REIs were twice as likely to support lower limit BMI restrictions compared to MFMs (56.2% vs 28.4%, p |
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