INFLUENCES OF OBESITY ON INFERTILITY DUE TO POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
Abstract:
The polycystic ovary syndrome is considered one of the most frequent diseases affecting the fertile women and the most important cause for anovulatory infertility. Up to 50% of women with polycystic ovary syndrome are overweight or obese. This study approaches the association between obesity and infertility in three groups of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, the first group is made up of normal-weight patients (BMI 19,0-24,9 kg/m2), the second is made up of overweight and obese patients (BMI over 25,0 kg/m2) and the third group includes all patients with PCOS, disregarding their BMI.
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