Morbid obesity is associated with lower clinical pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Jungheim, Emily S ^a   Lanzendorf, Susan E ^a   Odem, Randall R ^a   Moley, Kelle H ^a   Chang, Aimee S ^a   Ratts, Valerie S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IVF; Morbid obesity; polycystic ovary syndrome; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MORBID OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; OBESITY, MORBID; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 67649090897     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.063     Document Type: Article

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