Obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility treatment: Asking obese women to lose weight before treatment increases stigmatisation [6]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7541, 2006, Pages 609-

  Laredo, Sheila E ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; STEREOTYPING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33644951693     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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