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03/Mar/2020
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5150
ABSTRACT Objective To verify the association of obesity and infertility related to anovulatory issues. Methods This case-control study was carried out with 52 women, aged 20 to 38 years, divided into two groups (infertile − cases − and fertile − control), seen at outpatient clinics, in the period from April to December, 2017. Results We found significant evidence that obesity negatively affects women’s fertility (p=0.017). The group of infertile women was 7.5-fold more likely to be obese than fertile women. […]
Keywords: Anovulatory; Feeding behavior; Infertility, female; Motor activity; Obesity; Reproduction
01/Jan/2014
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2781
Objective : To investigate the influence of anthropometric indices on seminal parameters. Methods : Men who underwent treatment for conjugal infertility during the period of October, 2011, to March, 2012, were randomly selected. Patients with any prior diseases related to sperm alterations were excluded. Patients were submitted to an anthropometric evaluation to obtain body mass index, and the seminal analysis was made through a spermogram. Two anthropometric methods of classification were used: body mass index (normal and altered) and abdominal […]
Keywords: Adiposity; Body mass index; Male infertility; Reproduction; Semen