title: Impact of obesity on infertility in women.
abstract: The prevalence of obesity and overweight are increasing and have become an epidemic worldwide. Obesity has detrimental influences on all systems, including reproductive health. The prevalence of obesity in infertile women is high, and it is well known that there is an association between obesity and infertility. The relationship between obesity and reproductive functions is still being explored. Overweight women have a higher incidence of menstrual dysfunction and anovulation. Overweight and obese women are at a high risk for reproductive health. The risk of subfecundity and infertility, conception rates, miscarriage rates, and pregnancy complications are increased in these women. They have poor reproductive outcomes in natural as well as assisted conception. These poor reproductive outcomes include assisted reproduction such as ovulation induction, in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI), and ovum donation cycles. Weight loss has beneficial effects on the reproductive outcomes in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeynep Özcan
authors.initials: ZÖ
authors.lastname: Dağ
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Ankara Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dilbaz
keywords: Infertility; adipose tissue; obesity