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Obesity and Fertility

A Practical Guide for Clinicians

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Editors:
  1. Emily S. Jungheim

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

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  • Reviews the mechanisms linking preconceptional obesity to reproductive concerns

  • Describes the variety of repercussions that obesity can have on fertility and ways to prevent them

  • Considers cases where obesity is regarded as a cause of disparity in fertility care

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction to Obesity and Fertility

    • Violet Klenov, Emily S. Jungheim
    Pages 1-4

  3. Obesity and the HPO Axis

    • Alex J. Polotsky, Manuel A. Doblado
    Pages 5-14

  4. Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Implications for Reproductive Health and Function

    • Matrika D. Johnson, Joseph S. Sanfilippo
    Pages 15-30

  5. Nutrition in Human Fertility

    • Jorge E. Chavarro, Eden Cardozo, Myriam Afeiche
    Pages 31-72

  6. Preconceptional Obesity and Fetal Outcomes: Transdisciplinary Evidence for Obesity’s Effects on Fertility

    • Kelle H. Moley, Antonina Frolova
    Pages 73-88

  7. Fertility Treatment Outcomes in Obese Women

    • Erika M. Munch, Divya Kelath Shah
    Pages 89-102

  8. Early Pregnancy in Obese Women

    • Christina E. Boots, Mary D. Stephenson
    Pages 103-112

  9. Obesity in Pregnancy

    • Shayna N. Conner, Alison G. Cahill
    Pages 113-132

  10. Contraceptive Counseling in Obese Women

    • Colleen McNicholas, Rachel Zigler, Tessa Madden
    Pages 133-148

  11. Obesity and Ovarian Aging (Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Menopause)

    • Melanie Meister, Amber R. Cooper
    Pages 149-159

  12. Obesity, Reproductive Outcomes, and Access to Infertility Treatments: A Clinical and Ethical Debate

    • Samantha Schon, Samantha Butts
    Pages 161-168

  13. Surgical Interventions and Reproductive Function in Obese Women

    • Julie S. Rhee, Jason Y. Rhee
    Pages 169-178

  14. Conclusions: Establishing an Ethically and Medically Sound Framework for Integrating BMI Limits into Infertility Care for Obese Women

    • Lisa M. Cookingham, Elizabeth M. Graf, Ginny L. Ryan
    Pages 179-191

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 193-201
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About this book

This book outlines the current understanding of how obesity affects female reproductive function across the lifespan. Topics include physiology of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy, best practices in the delivery of contraceptive and prenatal care and healthcare policy that weighs the evidence in appropriate balance with principles that respect women’s rights. Special attention is devoted to the idea that obesity’s adverse effects are likely trans-generational; that is, children born to obese mothers are at increased risk for obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. Patients and their physicians need to be aware of the additional risks obesity confers in pregnancy and outline a plan of care that includes counseling preconceptionally, antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum in order to decrease morbidity. Obesity and Fertility provides advice for reproductive medicine physicians and gynecologists to help guide obese patients toward improved reproductive health and outcomes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

    Emily S. Jungheim

About the editor

Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and a staff physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Obesity and Fertility

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

  • Editors: Emily S. Jungheim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2611-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2610-7Published: 29 May 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4839-0Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2611-4Published: 28 May 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 201

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health

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