Subfecundity in overweight and obese couples
Author(s) -
Cecilia Høst RamlauHansen,
A. M. Thulstrup,
Ellen A. Nøhr,
Jens Peter Bonde,
Thorkild I. A. Sörensen,
Jørn Olsen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem035
Subject(s) - overweight , body mass index , fecundity , medicine , obesity , pregnancy , odds ratio , cohort , cohort study , obstetrics , demography , danish , gynecology , population , biology , environmental health , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , genetics
Recent studies indicate that not only women's but also men's obesity has adverse effects on fecundity and since fecundity is a couple concept, we examined fecundity in relation to overweight and obesity of the couple. We also examined the association between weight changes and fecundity over time.
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