Body mass index and intercourse compliance.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between body mass index and intercourse compliance in the Reproductive Medicine Network's Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (RMN PPCOS) Trial.


METHODS
Post hoc data analysis of subjects in the RMN PPCOS Trial.


METHODS
Academic medical centers.


METHODS
None.


METHODS
Six hundred twenty-six infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with a mean age of 28.1+/-4 years and mean body mass index (BMI) of 35.2+/-8.7 kg/m2.


METHODS
Intercourse compliance and BMI.


RESULTS
Overall, body mass index was not associated with increased intercourse compliance. However, although patients with BMI>or=35 were less likely to ovulate than patients with BMI<35, they tend to be more compliant with intercourse frequency in ovulatory cycles than patients with BMI<35.


CONCLUSIONS
BMI was not associated with intercourse compliance or noncompliance. An elevated BMI in infertile women with PCOS is not associated with poor intercourse compliance.
Pagidas
Kelly
K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address: kpagidas@wihri.org.
Carson
Sandra A
SA
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
McGovern
Peter G
PG
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
Barnhart
Huiman X
HX
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Myers
Evan R
ER
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Legro
Richard S
RS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Diamond
Michael P
MP
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Carr
Bruce R
BR
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Schlaff
William D
WD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Coutifaris
Christos
C
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Steinkampf
Michael P
MP
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
Cataldo
Nicholas A
NA
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Nestler
John E
JE
Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Gosman
Gabey
G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Giudice
Linda C
LC
Reproductive Sciences Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California.
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003075:Coitus / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D055815:Young Adult