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To assess the relationship between couple overweight or obesity and subfecundity, as well as the impact of weight changes on fecundity over time.

March 7, 2007Human ReproductionOpen Access

Subfecundity in overweight and obese couples

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CRCecilia Høst Ramlau‐HansenAarhus University ATA. M. ThulstrupAarhus University Hospital ENEllen A. NøhrUniversity of Copenhagen

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Cohort study reveals increased subfecundity risks in overweight and obese couples, indicating that combined excess body weight prolongs time to conception.

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To assess the relationship between couple overweight or obesity and subfecundity, as well as the impact of weight changes on fecundity over time.
Analyzed data from the Danish National Birth Cohort between 1996 and 2002, including 64,167 enrolled pregnant women interviewed during and 18 months post-pregnancy.
Assessed body mass index (BMI) and waiting time to pregnancy (TTP) among 47,835 couples, with longitudinal weight change analyses conducted in 2,374 multiparous participants.
Dose-response relationships emerged between higher BMI categories (≥18.5 kg/m²) and subfecundity (TTP >12 months) for women (OR = 1.32; 95% CI: 1.26–1.37) and men (OR = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.14–1.24).
Among 2,374 women evaluated across multiple pregnancies, each additional kilogram gained between pregnancies was associated with a 2.84-day increase in TTP (95% CI: 1.33–4.35).

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Ramlau‐Hansen et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff7557413f0c047f2d6491 https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dem035

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Cohort study reveals increased subfecundity risks in overweight and obese couples, indicating that combined excess body weight prolongs time to conception.

Subfecundity in overweight and obese couples

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Subfecundity in overweight and obese couples

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