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wdlove
Oct 22, 2004, 08:22 PM
POSTED: 7:34 am EDT October 22, 2004
PHILADELPHIA -- Two new studies warn of the effect your weight may have on your ability to reproduce.

Danish researchers found that overweight men are more likely to have poor sperm quality. They also warn that being too thin also seems to cause problems.

The researchers considered factors like sperm counts and concentration, along with hormone levels and weight. There's also further evidence that weight can affect the reproductive health of women.


Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center in Boston have confirmed that obese women are less likely to become pregnant even if they've been implanted with embryos fertilized outside the womb.

The women's study was presented this week at a medical conference. The study on sperm appears in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.



crazzyeddie
Oct 22, 2004, 09:55 PM
I believe this was posted yesterday... but still fascinating

wdlove
Oct 23, 2004, 01:16 PM
Hopefully the research will help to advance fertility treatment. Just scientific proof why men have be attracted to certain body types throughout the ages.

Colonel Panik
Oct 23, 2004, 01:48 PM
Can you post the original link?

(Nice comment about the scientific proof!)

Chip NoVaMac
Oct 23, 2004, 06:17 PM
In many ways it shows that nature take matters in its own hands. Survival of the fittest....

quagmire
Oct 24, 2004, 02:13 PM
I saw this story on NBC about 1 year ago. But, it is interesting. Glad, I lost 45 lbs. :cool:

brap
Oct 24, 2004, 02:19 PM
NEWSFLASH: Healthy people have higher fertility!

Like, woah.

AmigoMac
Oct 24, 2004, 03:26 PM
I don't have to worry about my ... ;)
I just got the results of my yearly general test :cool:

caveman_uk
Oct 25, 2004, 06:10 AM
So being fat is nature's own contraceptive in more than one way then....

Punani
Oct 25, 2004, 01:07 PM
This isn't quite as bad as the "Caffeine is addictive" story last month just so they had enough justification to add caffeine addiction to the DSM.

I wonder why they need to use research money on this.

jsw
Oct 25, 2004, 01:26 PM
I don't have to worry about my ... ;)
I just got the results of my yearly general test :cool:
Your yearly exams must be much more complete than they are here in the States.... ;)