Complications and outcome of assisted reproduction technologies in overweight and obese women | Zendy

Aafke M H Koning | Zendy; M. A. Q. Mutsaerts | Zendy; W. K. H. Kuchenbecher | Zendy; Frank J. Broekmans | Zendy; J. A. Land | Zendy; Ben W. Mol | Zendy; Annemieke Hoek | Zendy

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Complications and outcome of assisted reproduction technologies in overweight and obese women

Author(s) -

Aafke M H Koning,

M. A. Q. Mutsaerts,

W. K. H. Kuchenbecher,

Frank J. Broekmans,

J. A. Land,

Ben W. Mol,

Annemieke Hoek

Publication year - 2011

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/der416

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , odds ratio , obesity , pregnancy , ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome , confidence interval , body mass index , obstetrics , assisted reproductive technology , live birth , meta analysis , gynecology , infertility , in vitro fertilisation , biology , genetics

Based on a presumed negative impact of overweight and obesity on reproductive capacity and pregnancy outcome, some national guidelines and clinicians have argued that there should be an upper limit for a woman's BMI to access assisted reproductive technologies (ART). However, evidence on the risk of complications or expected success rate of ART in obese women is scarce. We therefore performed a systematic review on the subject.

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