Contraceptive Counseling in Obese Women
Category 1 Method can be used without restriction Category 2 Benefit outweighs the theoretical or proven risk Category 3 Theoretical or proven risk outweighs the benefit Category 4 Unacceptable health…
Obesity in Pregnancy
Prepregnancy weight category BMI (kg/m2) Recommended weight gain (pounds) Mean (range) in pounds/week in second and third trimestera Recommended weight gain for twin gestation (pounds) Underweight <18.5 28–40 1 (1–3)…
Nutrition in Human Fertility
Fig. 4.1 Live birth rate per initiated assisted reproduction cycle, United States 1997–2010. Only data from fresh, nondonor cycles is included. Data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Conclusions: Establishing an Ethically and Medically Sound Framework for Integrating BMI Limits into Infertility Care for Obese Women
Challenges in Development: Medically Appropriate Limits As mentioned above, this issue was the most common source of discussion during development of our policy. While many measures of well-being worsen even…
Fertility Treatment Outcomes in Obese Women
Fig. 6.1 Changes in weight and ovulation rates during the study period for those subjects who completed 6 months of trial. The number of spontaneous pregnancies is shown in the…
Surgical Interventions and Reproductive Function in Obese Women
Mechanism Bariatric procedure Concerns specific to reproductive age women Restrictive Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) • Can be adjusted during pregnancy if issues with nausea or inadequate weight gain • Risk of…
Obesity, Reproductive Outcomes, and Access to Infertility Treatments: A Clinical and Ethical Debate
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Emily S. Jungheim (ed.)Obesity and Fertility10.1007/978-1-4939-2611-4_11 11. Obesity, Reproductive Outcomes, and Access to Infertility Treatments: A Clinical and Ethical Debate Samantha Schon1 and Samantha Butts2 (1) Department of Reproductive Endocrinology…
Obesity and Ovarian Aging (Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Menopause)
12. Santoro N, Rosenberg Brown J, Adel T, Skurnick JH. Characterization of reproductive hormonal dynamics in the perimenopause. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol. 1996;81(4):1495–501. 13. Santoro N, Lasley B, McConnell D,…
Early Pregnancy in Obese Women
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Emily S. Jungheim (ed.)Obesity and Fertility10.1007/978-1-4939-2611-4_7 7. Early Pregnancy in Obese Women Christina E. Boots1 and Mary D. Stephenson2 (1) Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington…
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Implications for Reproductive Health and Function
Category Age 2–18 Age ≥18 Underweight BMI < 5th percentile for age BMI < 18.5 Normal weight BMI > 5th to <85th percentile for age BMI 18.5–24.9 Overweight BMI > 85th to <95th percentile for age BMI 25.0–29.9…
