Association of body mass index with primary and secondary infertility among infertile women in Mangalore: A cross-sectional study

Dhandapani, Keerthana; K, Bhagyalakshmi; Vinodini, N A

doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.2108201585

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“…Among infertile women, 68% had primary infertility and 32% had secondary infertility. This was concurrent to the study done by Dhandapani K et al, which found that 67% had primary infertility and 33% had secondary infertility (Dhandapani et al, 2016).…”

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Association Between Body Mass Index and Infertility Among Women: An Age-Matched Case-Control Study

A.Y

2024

Asian J. Interdiscip. Res.

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Ample literature exists which time and over has established the association between overweight/ underweight and fertility problems. Further in this context, it should be noted that there are very few studies in the Indian context regarding the effect of body mass index (BMI) on infertility in women. To evaluate the association of BMI with infertility among women in Tamil Nadu, India. An age-matched hospital-based case-control study was conducted including 204 women attending a tertiary care hospital in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. Of these, 102 women who had a clinical diagnosis of infertility were selected as cases. Hospital controls were defined as women who did not have a clinical diagnosis of infertility and were selected after matching for age and years of marriage (± 2 years). BMI was calculated from the height and weight measurements taken during the time of recruitment to the study. Basic socio-demographic data were also collected from all the study participants. Among cases, 17.6% were underweight, 25.5% were overweight and 5.9% were obese. Whereas, among controls, 7.8% were underweight, 47.1% were overweight and 11.8% were obese. Among the cases, 68% had primary infertility and 32% had secondary infertility. Overweight and obese women had 2.82 odds (95% CI, 1.48 – 5.38) and 3.06 odds (95% CI, 1.05 – 8.93) respectively of having infertility when compared to women who fell within the normal BMI range. Both overweight and obesity were observed to be significantly associated with infertility. The focus should be given to the prevention and control of both as an effective means of reducing the risk of infertility and other associated disorders.

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Association Between Body Mass Index and Infertility Among Women: An Age-Matched Case-Control Study

A.Y

2024

Asian J. Interdiscip. Res.

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“…According to the findings of different studies, reproductive system disorders like sexually transmitted disease and endometrial and ovarian dysfunction, genetic factor, age, alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, irregular menstrual cycle, age at menarche, age at marriage, and dysmenorrhea are found to be factors affecting infertility [3,10,11].…”

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Determinants of Infertility among Married Women Attending Dessie Referral Hospital and Dr. Misganaw Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Dessie, Ethiopia

Bayu

Egata

Kefale

et al. 2020

International Journal of Reproductive Medicine

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Background. Infertility is the inability to become pregnant after one year of sexual intercourse without the use of contraception. Epidemiological data suggest that 10 to 15% of couples around the world are suffering from infertility. The exact meaning of marriage is mainly fulfilled if the couple conceives and bears children. Failure of this often leads to unhappy married lives, divorces, and high levels of psychiatric morbidity. There is scarcity of data about determinants of infertility in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the determinants of infertility among married women attending Dessie Referral Hospital and Dr. Misganaw gynecology and obstetrics specialty clinic, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. An institution-based case-control study was conducted on 281 participants. The participants were selected by a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analyses. Variables with p<0.25 in bivariable logistic regression were entered into multivariable logistic regression. Odds ratio with its 95% confidence interval was estimated to measure the direction and strength of the association. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05. Results. The determinants of women’s infertility were age at the first pregnancy (AOR=2.89; 95% CI: 1.105, 7.564), age at menarche (AOR=3.2; 95% CI: 1.278, 7.975), menstruation flow in days (AOR=4.17; 95% CI: 0.062, 0.929), multiple sexual partners (AOR=5.33; 95% CI: 2.124, 13.397), and history of STI (AOR=2.79; 95% CI: 1.088, 7.159). Conclusion. Age at the first pregnancy, age at menarche, multiple sexual partners, number of days of menstruation flow, and history of STI were determinants of women’s infertility. Infertility may bring about unhappy married lives, divorces, and high levels of psychiatric morbidity. Therefore, couples need to have heath education about risk factors for infertility.

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“…Hyperprolactinemia can interrupt ovarian physiology at various levels, including steroidogenesis, follicular maturation and ovulation, the process of luteinisation and corpus luteum function [7].…”

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Cytokine Storm in Hypothyroidism in Infertile Women

Sharma¹,

Mukherjee²,

Kushwaha³

2022

Hypothyroidism - New Aspects of an Old Disease

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Thyroid dysfunction interferes with several aspects of reproduction along with pregnancy. Hypothyroidism in females leads to an elevated level of hormone prolactin which decreases levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and finally causes infertility. Obesity acts upon the reproductive cycle by decreasing oestrogen metabolism stimulating menstrual disturbance along with an ovulation. But till date, one of the most underestimated obstacles in fertility is inflammation. Hypothyroidism leads to inflammation in secondary epithelial cells of thyroid gland. This affects immune, nervous system and endocrinal functions of body. Inflammation contributes to oestrogen dominance, a hormonal state that consists of having too little progesterone in the body compared to oestrogen. This leads to progesterone resistance, prevention of progesterone hormone receptors from working properly. This condition also leads to infertility in hypothyroid females. Therefore, not only hormonal profile is sufficient to check up for reproductive problems in the female, but also inflammatory markers like IL-6 and CRP should be added to this profile.

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Association of body mass index with primary and secondary infertility among infertile women in Mangalore: A cross-sectional study

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Association Between Body Mass Index and Infertility Among Women: An Age-Matched Case-Control Study

Association Between Body Mass Index and Infertility Among Women: An Age-Matched Case-Control Study

Determinants of Infertility among Married Women Attending Dessie Referral Hospital and Dr. Misganaw Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Dessie, Ethiopia

Cytokine Storm in Hypothyroidism in Infertile Women

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