It’s time to include couple-based body mass index counseling in the infertility clinic visit

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It’s time to include couple-based body mass index counseling in the infertility clinic visit

The impact of female abnormalities of body mass index (BMI) and its association with subfertility and increased time to pregnancy (TTP) have been well-characterized (1). This may be due to the impact of BMI on ovulatory status in women, though TTP is increased even among women with a high BMI and re…

VOLUME 114, ISSUE 5, P971

Author:

Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS

Abstract:

Reflections on "Couples’ pre-pregnancy body mass index and time to pregnancy among those attempting to conceive their first pregnancy" by Zhang et al.

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