Can Being Under Weight Affect Fertility?
Can Being Under Weight Affect Fertility?
Being overweight or even underweight can negatively affect fertility treatments.
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" And branding at his pregnant with twin. In -- we have only and a girl picnic. The pregnant is reduced the normally disciplined answer to just stretching I would teach eighteen between -- after the week. And that would be between the yen and between the recipient -- So you know they aren't that when your body he said that. That doesn't -- like match. The road to fertility brandy as well as long as some people would say you know you're gonna. You're gonna have taken a little bit away and and you know I just listened to my body because that's the only thing -- need to do. Doctors when it comes to fertility weight matters. Being underweight or overweight increases your risks for infertility. Doctor Julie -- you -- at Baylor Carol and that two thirds of women of childbearing age. Are overweight. Many women who are overweight or obese have a problem called poly cystic ovarian disease. Which affect me. Ability on the later -- to hold on a month. And steady and nearly 32000. Infertility treatment down 20%. Or more likely to fail an obese women. The study in the journal fertility and sterility supporting previous studies that don't -- that affects hormone levels. Low level inflammation throughout the body. Being under weight can affect fertility. It -- putting more in athlete women who are training. You know multiple hours every -- for. You know competition -- our exercise. Brandy says in vitro fertilization worked the first time now she's focused on healthy pregnant. And the twin. On the -- You know I've already you nad -- That brilliantly -- handy right now ignorant and plan."
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