Tag Archives: BMI
Higher BMI, smoking delay conception, study finds
A study published in BMC Medicine reveals an association between smoking habits and BMI values and increased time to conception and lower age during the first delivery. The study used data from 84,705 Norwegian mother, father and child participants, 68,002 … Continue reading
High BMI linked to sperm cell irregularities
Single-cell analysis of autopsied human testes suggests that abnormalities associated with aging sperm cells might be exacerbated by elevated body mass index (BMI). The research appears in the journal Developmental Cell. Even though it is well established that older men display … Continue reading
Does higher BMI lead to lower fertility?
Yes, according to a recent analysis of 22,317 fresh donor/recipient cycles from the 2008–2010 Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System registry. The analysis, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, found that patients with low and normal … Continue reading
