title: Surrogate obesity negatively impacts pregnancy rates in third-party reproduction.
abstract: In a retrospective cohort review of third-party reproduction, we observed that surrogate body mass index (BMI) negatively impacts implantation rates in oocyte-donor in vitro fertilization cycles. A BMI > or =35 kg/m(2) cutoff is associated with a statistically significant decrease in pregnancy rates but not miscarriage rates.
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Box 957098, Los Angeles, CA90095-7098, USA. ddeugarte@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: DeUgarte
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: DeUgarte
authors.forename: Vicken
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sahakian
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D013533:Gestational Carriers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*