title: Physicians' perspectives and practices regarding the fertility management of obese patients.
abstract: To assess the practice patterns and personal beliefs of fertility physicians who care for obese patients seeking assisted reproduction, we conducted a national survey of fertility program directors from both private and academic practices and discovered that although few practices have firm guidelines regarding the management of obese patients, the overwhelming majority of providers believe that body mass index guidelines or cutoffs should exist.
authors.affiliation: Division of Advanced Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA. Isiah.harris@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Isiah D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Python
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvero
authors.forename: Shona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Schlaff
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015992:Body Mass Index; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010819:Physician's Role