A new study, published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, shows that being underweight may have a detrimental impact on male fertility.
Several prior studies have shown that being overweight can impact male fertility, but this study shows that being underweight might be worse. Men with a body mass index (BMI) …
A new study, published in the journal BMJ Open, suggests that high caffeine intake during pregnancy may be linked to childhood weight gain. Caffeine intake during pregnancy was associated with increased growth during the infant’s first year of life and an increased risk of the child being overweight at 8 years old. These are important findings to consider since …
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
Being overweight, especially when one is obese, …
In a study published in the journal, Fertility & Sterility, the authors performed a retrospective study using the data from the 2006-2008 SART reporting system. They reviewed 56,556 singleton and 23,804 twin live births resulting from fresh nondonor IVF cycles.
In both singleton and twin births, increased maternal height was associated with a decreased risk of preterm birth. Maternal overweight …
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
You bet it does. …
