Eden R. Cardozo|Lisa M. Neff|Maureen E. Brocks|G. Ekpo|Tanaka Dune|Randall B. Barnes|Erica E. Marsh
Infertility patients' knowledge of the effects of obesity on reproductive health outcomes
Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University
objective study assess infertility patient knowledge reproductive outcomes affected obesitythis prospective survey study 150 female infertility patients academic medical center subjects administered rapid estimate adult literacy medicineshort form questionnaire health risks obesity investigators obtained height weight measurementssubjects age ranged 21 45 years mean 348 494 sd body mass index ranged 179 629 kgm2 mean 265 754 sd following percentages women aware obesity increases risk infertility 827 irregular periods 700 miscarriage 607 cesarean section 487 breast cancer 387 birth defects 293 stillbirth 227 endometrial cancer 207among women infertility limited knowledge reproductive outcomes affected obesity public education needed increase awareness women undergoing fertility treatment motivated reproductive success may uniquely receptive obesity education weight loss intervention