By Dr. Shobha Gupta
Some facts about obesity:
Obese woman checking her weight |
- 2 billion people worldwide are officially classified as overweight
- 70% of India's urban population is obese
- 10% of couples in the country get affected by infertility due to obesity
- Women who are obese are also at a greater risk for pregnancy complications
Losing excess weight
before undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment can improve pregnancy
and birth outcome. The women with normal weight (BMI below 20) had higher live
birth rates (38.6 percent) and embryo implantation (40.4 percent) compared to
obese women (BMI above 30 -27.7 percent and 30.9 percent respectively).
A body mass index (BMI) of
19 to 25 is considered to be the ideal weight for conceiving. A healthy body
and optimum weight during pregnancy is crucial for having a smooth pregnancy and
delivering a healthy child.
According to the WHO 1.2
billion people worldwide are officially classified as overweight. According to
recent study 70% of India's urban population is obese and comes under
overweight category.
Both underweight and
overweight women and men suffer from a higher incidence of infertility. I see
at least 10 patients in a day coming to me for infertility out of which 3 to 4%
are obese. Women who are obese are also at a greater risk for pregnancy
complications like having a C-section, giving birth to a large baby or even
developing gestational diabetes and hypertension.
When going for infertility treatment |
Lower response to medication used to regulate or
initiate ovulation.
Greater need for carefully titrated dosing of
medication, especially in patients with polycystic ovaries (PCO).
Greater frequency of over-response and the risk of
over-stimulation and / or multiple pregnancies in response to medications used
to induce ovulation. And if a multiple pregnancy is conceived, there are
greater obstetrical complications in patients with excessive BMI than in
multiple pregnancies in patients with a normal BMI.
More complicated IVF cycles (besides those
complications listed above) including:
- Fewer eggs retrieved
- Greater technical difficulty retrieving eggs with greater risk of bleeding or injury
- Greater anesthesia risk at the egg retrieval, including maintaining adequate airway, hypertension and aspiration
- Greater difficulty with embryo transfer in visualizing the uterus and accomplishing the embryo transfer effectively
- Lower embryo implantation rates
- Lower IVF success rates
LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO GET
RID OF OBESITY WHICH AUTOMATICALLY INCREASES YOUR CHANCES TO GET PREGNANT
FASTER.
Obesity needs to be
managed long-term with a combination of diet, increased activity and lifestyle
changes.
1. Balanced diet
2. Regular physical exercise and relaxation
exercise
3. Eat three meals everyday breakfast, lunch
and dinner
4. Reduce your intake of food or drinks that
contain high level of sugar and fat
5. Eat more fruits, green leafy vegetables
and salads
6. Quit smoking and drinking
7. Go for brisk walking twice in a day for
30 minutes
Stay healthy and obesity
free..!!
Dr. Shobha Gupta
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