Obesity and Reproductive Function

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 479-493

  Jungheim, Emily S ^a   Travieso, Jennifer L ^a   Carson, Kenneth R ^a,b   Moley, Kelle H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Obesity; Public health; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGE; ANOVULATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBFERTILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OBESITY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84870206283     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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