Will Obesity Leads to Infertility?
It is a known fact that obesity will cause many chronic diseases and sometimes can leads to death also. But nowadays a new question has arrived that will it lead to infertility? Yes!! It also affects fertility. Both men and women have the same risk. In women, the menstrual cycle is regulated by a fine hormonal balance. In the case of overweight and obese women have higher levels of a hormone called leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. This leptin can disrupt the hormone balance and lead to reduced fertility. This disruption may lead to irregular menstrual cycles , which in turn reduces fertility. Studies have proven that women with overweight cannot conceive within one year of stopping contraception but in cause women with normal weight range will not have any such problems. Such changes in the menstrual cycle generated by excess weight and obesity also increase the risk of anovulation (when no egg is released by the ovaries). Many women can ovulate, even with exces...